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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