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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