Is « majesté » masculine or feminine?
« majesté » is feminine. You say la majesté.
Article forms
| With the definite article | la majesté |
| With the indefinite article | une majesté |
| With the partitive article | de la majesté |
Plural
The plural is majestés (les majestés). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
majesté ends in
-té. Nouns ending in
-té are usually feminine,
so majesté follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
In a sentence
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Sa Majesté attend.
His Majesty is waiting. -
Sa Majesté a-t-elle bien dormi ?
Has her Highness slept well? -
Comment Sa Majesté pourrait-elle se tromper..?
How could Her Majesty be wrong..?
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 « majesté » masculine or feminine?
« majesté » is feminine. You say la majesté.
Is it « le majesté » or « la majesté »?
It is « la majesté ». « le majesté » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.