Is « fourrure » masculine or feminine?
« fourrure » is feminine. You say la fourrure.
Article forms
| With the definite article | la fourrure |
| With the indefinite article | une fourrure |
| With the partitive article | de la fourrure |
Plural
The plural is fourrures (les fourrures). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
fourrure ends in
-ure. Nouns ending in
-ure are usually feminine,
so fourrure follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
In a sentence
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Elle portait une fourrure.
She was wearing a fur coat. -
La fourrure de ce chat est magnifique.
That cat has beautiful fur. -
La fourrure protège les animaux du froid.
Fur protects animals from the cold.
Example sentences from Tatoeba, used under CC BY 2.0 FR. Each links to its source sentence.
Related words
Other common nouns that end the same way:
Common questions
Is « fourrure » masculine or feminine?
« fourrure » is feminine. You say la fourrure.
Is it « le fourrure » or « la fourrure »?
It is « la fourrure ». « le fourrure » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.