Is « système » masculine or feminine?
« système » is masculine. You say le système.
In English, « système » means system.
Article forms
| With the definite article | le système |
| With the indefinite article | un système |
| With the partitive article | du système |
Plural
The plural is systèmes (les systèmes). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
système ends in
-ème. Nouns ending in
-ème are usually masculine,
so système follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
In a sentence
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Défie le système !
Defy the system! -
Emmerde le système !
Fuck the system! -
Le système a fonctionné.
The system worked.
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 « système » masculine or feminine?
« système » is masculine. You say le système.
Is it « la système » or « le système »?
It is « le système ». « la système » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.