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.
In a sentence
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Des fragments du miroir étaient éparpillés sur le sol.
Fragments of the mirror were scattered on the floor. -
Ma fille s'est entaillé les poignets avec un fragment de verre.
My daughter cut her veins with a piece of glass. -
Le médecin a procédé à une intervention chirurgicale pour retirer le fragment de métal.
The doctor performed surgery to remove the metal fragment.
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 « 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.