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.
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.