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.
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.