Is « bienvenue » masculine or feminine?

« bienvenue » is feminine. You say la bienvenue.

Article forms

With the definite article la bienvenue
With the indefinite article une bienvenue
With the partitive article de la bienvenue

Plural

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

In a sentence

Example sentences from Tatoeba, used under CC BY 2.0 FR. Each links to its source sentence.

Common questions

Is « bienvenue » masculine or feminine?

« bienvenue » is feminine. You say la bienvenue.

Is it « le bienvenue » or « la bienvenue »?

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


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