Is « bombe » masculine or feminine?

« bombe » is feminine. You say la bombe.

In English, « bombe » means bomb; spray can; (informal) knockout, stunner.

Article forms

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

Plural

The plural is bombes (les bombes). 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 « bombe » masculine or feminine?

« bombe » is feminine. You say la bombe.

Is it « le bombe » or « la bombe »?

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


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