Is « société » masculine or feminine?
« société » is feminine. You say la société.
In English, « société » means society; company.
Article forms
| With the definite article | la société |
| With the indefinite article | une société |
| With the partitive article | de la société |
Plural
The plural is sociétés (les sociétés). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
société ends in
-té. Nouns ending in
-té are usually feminine,
so société follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
In a sentence
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La société évolue.
Society is changing. -
La société périclita.
The company's failed. -
La société déraille.
Society is insane.
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 « société » masculine or feminine?
« société » is feminine. You say la société.
Is it « le société » or « la société »?
It is « la société ». « le société » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.