Is « quarantaine » masculine or feminine?
« quarantaine » is feminine. You say la quarantaine.
Article forms
| With the definite article | la quarantaine |
| With the indefinite article | une quarantaine |
| With the partitive article | de la quarantaine |
Plural
The plural is quarantaines (les quarantaines). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
In a sentence
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Il a passé la quarantaine.
He is past forty. -
Mon oncle a la quarantaine.
My uncle is in his forties. -
Il doit avoir la quarantaine.
He is about forty.
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Common questions
Is « quarantaine » masculine or feminine?
« quarantaine » is feminine. You say la quarantaine.
Is it « le quarantaine » or « la quarantaine »?
It is « la quarantaine ». « le quarantaine » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.