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