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