Is « richesse » masculine or feminine?
« richesse » is feminine. You say la richesse.
Article forms
| With the definite article | la richesse |
| With the indefinite article | une richesse |
| With the partitive article | de la richesse |
Plural
The plural is richesses (les richesses). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
richesse ends in
-esse. Nouns ending in
-esse are usually feminine,
so richesse follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
In a sentence
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Elle cherche la richesse.
She is seeking wealth. -
Le sol conserva la richesse.
The soil retained richness. -
La richesse génère le pouvoir.
Wealth begets power.
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:
Common questions
Is « richesse » masculine or feminine?
« richesse » is feminine. You say la richesse.
Is it « le richesse » or « la richesse »?
It is « la richesse ». « le richesse » is incorrect.
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