Is « boum » masculine or feminine?

« boum » works as both masculine and feminine. You will see un boum and une boum, with the article carrying the meaning or agreeing with the person described.

Article forms

With the definite article le boum / la boum
With the indefinite article un boum / une boum
With the partitive article du boum / de la boum

Plural

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

Common questions

Is « boum » masculine or feminine?

« boum » works as both. You will see un boum and une boum, with the article carrying the meaning or agreeing with the person being described.

Is it « un boum » or « une boum »?

Both are correct. Use the masculine or the feminine depending on the sense or the person.


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