Is « beurre » masculine or feminine?

« beurre » is masculine. You say le beurre.

Article forms

With the definite article le beurre
With the indefinite article un beurre
With the partitive article du beurre

Plural

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

In a sentence

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Common questions

Is « beurre » masculine or feminine?

« beurre » is masculine. You say le beurre.

Is it « la beurre » or « le beurre »?

It is « le beurre ». « la beurre » is incorrect.


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