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.

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.


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