Is « honte » masculine or feminine?
« honte » is feminine. You say la honte.
In English, « honte » means shame.
Article forms
| With the definite article | la honte |
| With the indefinite article | une honte |
| With the partitive article | de la honte |
Plural
The plural is hontes (les hontes). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
In a sentence
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C'est la honte.
It's a shame. -
C'est une honte.
That's a shame. -
Mentir est une honte.
Lying is shameful.
Example sentences from Tatoeba, used under CC BY 2.0 FR. Each links to its source sentence.
Common questions
Is « honte » masculine or feminine?
« honte » is feminine. You say la honte.
Is it « le honte » or « la honte »?
It is « la honte ». « le honte » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.