Is « grognement » masculine or feminine?

« grognement » is masculine. You say le grognement.

Article forms

With the definite article le grognement
With the indefinite article un grognement
With the partitive article du grognement

Plural

The plural is grognements (les grognements). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.

Why the gender

grognement ends in -ment. Nouns ending in -ment are usually masculine, so grognement 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 « grognement » masculine or feminine?

« grognement » is masculine. You say le grognement.

Is it « la grognement » or « le grognement »?

It is « le grognement ». « la grognement » is incorrect.


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