pansement

Is pansement masculine or feminine?

lepansement
/lə pɑ̃səmɑ̃/masculinebandage, a plaster

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
Exceptions

These end in -ment too, but they are feminine.

lajument

In context

  • Il vit un pansement sur son genou gauche.

    He saw a small Band-Aid on her left knee.

  • Elle a mis un pansement sur mon doigt blessé.

    She applied a bandage to my hurt finger.

  • Tom a mis un pansement sur le doigt de Mary.

    Tom put a bandage on Mary's finger.

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Un autre mot ?

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