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Is « pressentiment » masculine or feminine?

« pressentiment » is masculine. You say le pressentiment.

Article forms

Plural

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

Why the gender

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

In a sentence

• J'ai eu le pressentiment que tu ferais ça.
  I had a hunch you would do that.
• Sami a eu un pressentiment étrange de ce gars.
  Sami got weird vibes from that guy.
• J'avais le pressentiment que quelque chose clochait.
  I had a feeling that something wasn't right.

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 « pressentiment » masculine or feminine?

« pressentiment » is masculine. You say le pressentiment.

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

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

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