Is « nature » masculine or feminine?
« nature » is feminine. You say la nature.
Article forms
| With the definite article | la nature |
| With the indefinite article | une nature |
| With the partitive article | de la nature |
Plural
The plural is natures (les natures). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
nature ends in
-ure. Nouns ending in
-ure are usually feminine,
so nature follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
In a sentence
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J'aime la nature.
I love the outdoors. -
Dieu ou la nature.
God or nature. -
J'adore la nature.
I love nature.
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 « nature » masculine or feminine?
« nature » is feminine. You say la nature.
Is it « le nature » or « la nature »?
It is « la nature ». « le nature » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.