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.


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