Is « sagesse » masculine or feminine?
« sagesse » is feminine. You say la sagesse.
Article forms
| With the definite article | la sagesse |
| With the indefinite article | une sagesse |
| With the partitive article | de la sagesse |
Plural
The plural is sagesses (les sagesses). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
sagesse ends in
-esse. Nouns ending in
-esse are usually feminine,
so sagesse follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
In a sentence
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La sagesse est pouvoir.
Wisdom is power. -
La nuit murmure sa sagesse.
The night whispers wisdom. -
Le vécu apporte la sagesse.
Experience brings wisdom.
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 « sagesse » masculine or feminine?
« sagesse » is feminine. You say la sagesse.
Is it « le sagesse » or « la sagesse »?
It is « la sagesse ». « le sagesse » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.