Is « descente » masculine or feminine?
« descente » is feminine. You say la descente.
Article forms
| With the definite article | la descente |
| With the indefinite article | une descente |
| With the partitive article | de la descente |
Plural
The plural is descentes (les descentes). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
In a sentence
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La descente est dangereuse.
The descent is dangerous. -
L'avion amorça sa descente.
The plane began to descend. -
La descente prendra trois heures.
Getting down will take three hours.
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Common questions
Is « descente » masculine or feminine?
« descente » is feminine. You say la descente.
Is it « le descente » or « la descente »?
It is « la descente ». « le descente » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.