Is « peste » masculine or feminine?
« peste » is feminine. You say la peste.
Article forms
| With the definite article | la peste |
| With the indefinite article | une peste |
| With the partitive article | de la peste |
Plural
The plural is pestes (les pestes). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
In a sentence
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C'est une peste.
She’s a pest. -
C’est comme une peste.
It's like a plague. -
Arrête de te conduire comme une peste !
Stop being such a pest!
Example sentences from Tatoeba, used under CC BY 2.0 FR. Each links to its source sentence.
Common questions
Is « peste » masculine or feminine?
« peste » is feminine. You say la peste.
Is it « le peste » or « la peste »?
It is « la peste ». « le peste » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.