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.


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