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