Is « presse » masculine or feminine?

« presse » is feminine. You say la presse.

Article forms

With the definite article la presse
With the indefinite article une presse
With the partitive article de la presse

Plural

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

Why the gender

presse ends in -esse. Nouns ending in -esse are usually feminine, so presse 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 « presse » masculine or feminine?

« presse » is feminine. You say la presse.

Is it « le presse » or « la presse »?

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


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