Is « jeunesse » masculine or feminine?
« jeunesse » is feminine. You say la jeunesse.
Article forms
| With the definite article | la jeunesse |
| With the indefinite article | une jeunesse |
| With the partitive article | de la jeunesse |
Plural
The plural is jeunesses (les jeunesses). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
jeunesse ends in
-esse. Nouns ending in
-esse are usually feminine,
so jeunesse follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
In a sentence
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Ah, la jeunesse.
Ah, to be young again. -
La jeunesse a ses avantages.
Youth has its advantages. -
La jeunesse est comme le vent.
Youth is like the wind.
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 « jeunesse » masculine or feminine?
« jeunesse » is feminine. You say la jeunesse.
Is it « le jeunesse » or « la jeunesse »?
It is « la jeunesse ». « le jeunesse » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.