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.
In a sentence
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J'ai de la lecture.
I have some reading to do. -
Il adore la lecture.
He loves reading. -
Tom aime la lecture.
Tom enjoys reading.
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 « 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.