nature

Is nature masculine or feminine?

lanature
/la natyʁ/femininenature

The rule behind it

Nouns ending in -ure are usually feminine.
The suffix often marks a result, state, or collective.
94.3% of -ure nouns are feminine
Exceptions

These end in -ure too, but they are masculine.

ledinosaurelecyanurel'augurelemurmureleparjure

In context

  • L'homme est, par nature, un animal social.

    Man is a social animal by nature.

  • Les docteurs questionnaient les mystères de la nature.

    The doctors inquired into the mystery of nature.

  • Les Japonais vivent en harmonie avec la nature.

    The Japanese live in harmony with nature.

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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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