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.
In a sentence
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Avez-vous de l'estime pour lui ?
Do you respect him? -
Tom est un excellent garçon, qui avait gagné l'affection et l'estime générales.
Tom was a wonderful boy, who had gained the affection and esteem of all. -
Tu baisses dans mon estime.
You're going down in my estimation.
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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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