portée

Is portée masculine or feminine?

laportée
/la pɔʁte/femininereach

The rule behind it

Nouns ending in -ée are usually feminine.
The suffix often marks a duration or contents.
91.7% of -ée nouns are feminine

In context

  • Cette arme a une portée de 300 mètres.

    This gun has a range of 300 meters.

  • Gardez le médicament hors de portée des enfants.

    Keep the medicine away from children.

  • La guerre en Europe fut portée en Afrique.

    The war in Europe was carried into Africa.

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