Is « santé » masculine or feminine?
« santé » is feminine. You say la santé.
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.
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.