Is « vêtement » masculine or feminine?
« vêtement » is masculine. You say le vêtement.
Article forms
| With the definite article | le vêtement |
| With the indefinite article | un vêtement |
| With the partitive article | du vêtement |
Plural
The plural is vêtements (les vêtements). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
vêtement ends in
-ment. Nouns ending in
-ment are usually masculine,
so vêtement follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
In a sentence
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Mets des vêtements !
Put some clothes on. -
J'aime les vêtements.
I like clothes. -
Un manteau est un vêtement.
A coat is an article of clothing.
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 « vêtement » masculine or feminine?
« vêtement » is masculine. You say le vêtement.
Is it « la vêtement » or « le vêtement »?
It is « le vêtement ». « la vêtement » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.