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.
In a sentence
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De la nourriture !
Food! -
La nourriture pue.
The food smells. -
La nourriture est bonne.
Food is good.
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 « 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.