Is « tristesse » masculine or feminine?
« tristesse » is feminine. You say la tristesse.
Article forms
| With the definite article | la tristesse |
| With the indefinite article | une tristesse |
| With the partitive article | de la tristesse |
Plural
The plural is tristesses (les tristesses). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
tristesse ends in
-esse. Nouns ending in
-esse are usually feminine,
so tristesse follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
In a sentence
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La tristesse disparaîtra.
The sadness will go away. -
J'ai ressenti de la tristesse.
I felt sad. -
Ziri a ressenti de la tristesse.
Ziri experienced sadness.
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 « tristesse » masculine or feminine?
« tristesse » is feminine. You say la tristesse.
Is it « le tristesse » or « la tristesse »?
It is « la tristesse ». « le tristesse » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.