Is « santé » masculine or feminine?
« santé » is feminine. You say la santé.
In English, « santé » means health; (à ta santé) cheers.
Article forms
| With the definite article | la santé |
| With the indefinite article | une santé |
| With the partitive article | de la santé |
Plural
The plural is santés (les santés). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
santé ends in
-té. Nouns ending in
-té are usually feminine,
so santé follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
In a sentence
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La santé, c'est tout.
Health means everything. -
La santé avant tout !
Health first! -
Comment va la santé ?
How's your health?
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 « santé » masculine or feminine?
« santé » is feminine. You say la santé.
Is it « le santé » or « la santé »?
It is « la santé ». « le santé » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.