Is « serrure » masculine or feminine?
« serrure » is feminine. You say la serrure.
Article forms
| With the definite article | la serrure |
| With the indefinite article | une serrure |
| With the partitive article | de la serrure |
Plural
The plural is serrures (les serrures). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
serrure ends in
-ure. Nouns ending in
-ure are usually feminine,
so serrure 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 « serrure » masculine or feminine?
« serrure » is feminine. You say la serrure.
Is it « le serrure » or « la serrure »?
It is « la serrure ». « le serrure » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.