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.
In a sentence
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C'est une mesure exacte.
That's an exact measurement. -
Des mesures furent prises.
Measures were taken. -
Il nous faut prendre des mesures.
We have to take measures.
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 « 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.