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