Learn French: Ce pont est le moins étroit. - This bridge is the least narrow.

Ce pont est le moins étroit.

This bridge is the least narrow.

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Why do we use le moins instead of la moins here?

In French, the superlative (words like "the least" or "the most") has to match the gender and number of the noun it describes. Since pont (bridge) is a masculine word, we use the masculine le moins. If we were talking about a feminine word like la rue (the street), it would be la moins.

How do you form "the least" with an adjective in French?

You simply put le moins, la moins, or les moins right before the adjective. Here, le moins pairs with étroit (narrow) to mean "the least narrow". It works exactly the same way as le plus (the most).

Why is it Ce pont and not Cet pont?

Ce is the word for "this" or "that" before a masculine noun starting with a consonant. You only use cet before a masculine noun that starts with a vowel or a silent h (like cet arbre for "this tree"). Because pont starts with a consonant, ce is the correct choice.

What would this sentence look like if we used a feminine noun?