Is « âme » masculine or feminine?

« âme » is feminine. You say l'âme.

Article forms

With the definite article l'âme
With the indefinite article une âme
With the partitive article de l'âme

Plural

The plural is âmes (les âmes). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.

Common questions

Is « âme » masculine or feminine?

« âme » is feminine. You say l'âme.

« l'âme » hides the gender. Is « âme » masculine or feminine?

It is feminine. The article shortens to « l'âme » for both genders, but you say une âme, not un âme, and adjectives take the feminine form.


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