Is « estime » masculine or feminine?
« estime » is feminine. You say l'estime.
Article forms
| With the definite article | l'estime |
| With the indefinite article | une estime |
| With the partitive article | de l'estime |
Plural
The plural is estimes (les estimes). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Common questions
Is « estime » masculine or feminine?
« estime » is feminine. You say l'estime.
« l'estime » hides the gender. Is « estime » masculine or feminine?
It is feminine. The article shortens to « l'estime » for both genders, but you say une estime, not un estime, and adjectives take the feminine form.
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