Is « lecture » masculine or feminine?
« lecture » is feminine. You say la lecture.
Article forms
| With the definite article | la lecture |
| With the indefinite article | une lecture |
| With the partitive article | de la lecture |
Plural
The plural is lectures (les lectures). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
lecture ends in
-ure. Nouns ending in
-ure are usually feminine,
so lecture 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 « lecture » masculine or feminine?
« lecture » is feminine. You say la lecture.
Is it « le lecture » or « la lecture »?
It is « la lecture ». « le lecture » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.