Is « messe » masculine or feminine?
« messe » is feminine. You say la messe.
Article forms
| With the definite article | la messe |
| With the indefinite article | une messe |
| With the partitive article | de la messe |
Plural
The plural is messes (les messes). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
messe ends in
-esse. Nouns ending in
-esse are usually feminine,
so messe follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
In a sentence
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La messe est dite.
The mass is over. -
On ne va jamais à la messe.
We never go to church. -
La messe n'est pas encore dite.
The mass has not yet been said.
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 « messe » masculine or feminine?
« messe » is feminine. You say la messe.
Is it « le messe » or « la messe »?
It is « la messe ». « le messe » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.