Is « gentillesse » masculine or feminine?
« gentillesse » is feminine. You say la gentillesse.
Article forms
| With the definite article | la gentillesse |
| With the indefinite article | une gentillesse |
| With the partitive article | de la gentillesse |
Plural
The plural is gentillesses (les gentillesses). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
gentillesse ends in
-esse. Nouns ending in
-esse are usually feminine,
so gentillesse follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
In a sentence
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Il est la gentillesse même.
He is kindness itself. -
Elle est la gentillesse même.
She is kindness itself. -
Je suis la gentillesse même.
I'm kindness personified.
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 « gentillesse » masculine or feminine?
« gentillesse » is feminine. You say la gentillesse.
Is it « le gentillesse » or « la gentillesse »?
It is « la gentillesse ». « le gentillesse » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.