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.

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.


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