mer

Is mer masculine or feminine?

lamerexception
/la mɛʁ/femininesea, the seaside

The rule behind it

Nouns ending in -er are usually masculine, but la mer is feminine.
Mer is one of the rare exceptions: learn it as it is.
94.6% of -er nouns are masculine
Fellow exceptions

Like mer, these end in -er but are feminine.

lababy-sitterlacuiller

In context

  • Il est allé à la mer pour nager.

    He went to sea to swim.

  • Une femme tomba du bateau à la mer.

    A woman fell from a ship into the sea.

  • Sois prudent quand tu nages dans la mer.

    You must be careful when swimming in the sea.

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Un autre mot ?

POPULAR
le ou latablele ou lavoiturele ou lachocolatle ou laeaule ou lafromagele ou lafleurle ou lalivrele ou lajardin
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