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