messe

Is messe masculine or feminine?

lamesse
/la mɛs/feminineMass

The rule behind it

Nouns ending in -esse are feminine.
The suffix often marks an abstract quality.
100% of -esse nouns are feminine

In context

  • Tu devrais aller à la messe plus souvent.

    You should go to mass more often.

  • Vous devriez aller à la messe plus souvent.

    You should go to mass more often.

  • Elle allait tous les jours à la messe.

    She went to mass every day.

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