Is « moment » masculine or feminine?

« moment » is masculine. You say le moment.

In English, « moment » means moment.

Article forms

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

Plural

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

Why the gender

moment ends in -ment. Nouns ending in -ment are usually masculine, so moment follows the pattern. The full rules by ending cover every common suffix.

In a sentence

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 « moment » masculine or feminine?

« moment » is masculine. You say le moment.

Is it « la moment » or « le moment »?

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

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