Is « serment » masculine or feminine?

« serment » is masculine. You say le serment.

Article forms

With the definite article le serment
With the indefinite article un serment
With the partitive article du serment

Plural

The plural is serments (les serments). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.

Why the gender

serment ends in -ment. Nouns ending in -ment are usually masculine, so serment 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 « serment » masculine or feminine?

« serment » is masculine. You say le serment.

Is it « la serment » or « le serment »?

It is « le serment ». « la serment » is incorrect.


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