Is « massacre » masculine or feminine?

« massacre » is masculine. You say le massacre.

Article forms

With the definite article le massacre
With the indefinite article un massacre
With the partitive article du massacre

Plural

The plural is massacres (les massacres). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.

Common questions

Is « massacre » masculine or feminine?

« massacre » is masculine. You say le massacre.

Is it « la massacre » or « le massacre »?

It is « le massacre ». « la massacre » is incorrect.


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