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.
In a sentence
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Ouvre la serrure !
Open the lock. -
Il força la serrure.
He jimmied the lock. -
La serrure est cassée.
The lock's broken.
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 « 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.