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