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