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.


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