Is « lancement » masculine or feminine?

« lancement » is masculine. You say le lancement.

Article forms

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

Plural

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

Why the gender

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

« lancement » is masculine. You say le lancement.

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

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


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