Is « boue » masculine or feminine?
« boue » is feminine. You say la boue.
Article forms
| With the definite article | la boue |
| With the indefinite article | une boue |
| With the partitive article | de la boue |
Plural
The plural is boues (les boues). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
In a sentence
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Elle l'extirpa de la boue.
She pulled him out of the mud. -
J'ai marché dans la boue.
I stepped in the mud. -
On aime jouer dans la boue.
We like playing in mud.
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Common questions
Is « boue » masculine or feminine?
« boue » is feminine. You say la boue.
Is it « le boue » or « la boue »?
It is « la boue ». « le boue » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.