Is « soulagement » masculine or feminine?
« soulagement » is masculine. You say le soulagement.
Article forms
| With the definite article | le soulagement |
| With the indefinite article | un soulagement |
| With the partitive article | du soulagement |
Plural
The plural is soulagements (les soulagements). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
soulagement ends in
-ment. Nouns ending in
-ment are usually masculine,
so soulagement follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
In a sentence
-
C'est un soulagement.
It's a relief. -
C'était un soulagement.
It was a relief. -
C'était un soulagement de voir son adorable sourire.
It was a relief to see her sweet smile.
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 « soulagement » masculine or feminine?
« soulagement » is masculine. You say le soulagement.
Is it « la soulagement » or « le soulagement »?
It is « le soulagement ». « la soulagement » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.