Is « pensée » masculine or feminine?
« pensée » is feminine. You say la pensée.
Article forms
| With the definite article | la pensée |
| With the indefinite article | une pensée |
| With the partitive article | de la pensée |
Plural
The plural is pensées (les pensées). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
pensée ends in
-ée. Nouns ending in
-ée are usually feminine,
so pensée follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
In a sentence
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La pensée est libre.
Thought is free. -
J'apprécie la pensée.
I appreciate the thought. -
Les pensées sont libres.
Thoughts are free.
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 « pensée » masculine or feminine?
« pensée » is feminine. You say la pensée.
Is it « le pensée » or « la pensée »?
It is « la pensée ». « le pensée » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.