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.
In a sentence
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Mes pieds me sont une torture.
My feet are killing me. -
Ce livre parle de la torture.
This book is about torture. -
Le prisonnier est mort sous la torture.
The prisoner died under torture.
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 « 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.