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Is « pansement » masculine or feminine?

« pansement » is masculine. You say le pansement.

Article forms

Plural

The plural is pansements (les pansements). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.

Why the gender

pansement ends in -ment. Nouns ending in -ment are usually masculine, so pansement follows the pattern. The full rules by ending cover every common suffix.

In a sentence

• Retire le pansement.
  Remove the bandage.
• Tu as des pansements ?
  Do you have any band-aids?
• Il vit un pansement sur son genou gauche.
  He saw a small Band-Aid on her left knee.

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:

• moment
• sentiment
• appartement
• gouvernement
• vêtement
• changement
• médicament
• mouvement

Common questions

Is « pansement » masculine or feminine?

« pansement » is masculine. You say le pansement.

Is it « la pansement » or « le pansement »?

It is « le pansement ». « la pansement » is incorrect.

Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.