Is « vertu » masculine or feminine?
« vertu » is feminine. You say la vertu.
Article forms
| With the definite article | la vertu |
| With the indefinite article | une vertu |
| With the partitive article | de la vertu |
Plural
The plural is vertus (les vertus). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
In a sentence
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La vertu et le vice.
Virtue and vice. -
Le pardon est une vertu.
Forgiveness is a virtue. -
L'honnêteté est une vertu.
Honesty is a virtue.
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Common questions
Is « vertu » masculine or feminine?
« vertu » is feminine. You say la vertu.
Is it « le vertu » or « la vertu »?
It is « la vertu ». « le vertu » is incorrect.
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