Is « fragment » masculine or feminine?
« fragment » is masculine. You say le fragment.
Article forms
| With the definite article | le fragment |
| With the indefinite article | un fragment |
| With the partitive article | du fragment |
Plural
The plural is fragments (les fragments). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
fragment ends in
-ment. Nouns ending in
-ment are usually masculine,
so fragment follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
Related words
Other common nouns that end the same way:
Common questions
Is « fragment » masculine or feminine?
« fragment » is masculine. You say le fragment.
Is it « la fragment » or « le fragment »?
It is « le fragment ». « la fragment » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.