gouvernement

Is gouvernement masculine or feminine?

legouvernement
/lə ɡuvɛʁnəmɑ̃/masculinegovernment

The rule behind it

Nouns ending in -ment are masculine.
The suffix often marks an action or result derived from a verb.
99.6% of -ment nouns are masculine

In context

  • Le Gouvernement Japonais a pris une importante décision.

    The Japanese government made an important decision.

  • Nous avons étudié la politique économique du gouvernement.

    We studied the government's economic policy.

  • Le gouvernement va probablement gagner les prochaines élections.

    The sitting government is likely to win in the coming election.

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