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.
In a sentence
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Marie a dansé avec lui lors de la boum.
Mary had a dance with him at the party. -
Une boum n’est pas une boum, sans nourriture.
A party isn't a party without food. -
On ne l'a pas vue à la boum, mais personne ne sait pourquoi.
She didn't show up at the party, but nobody knows why.
Example sentences from Tatoeba, used under CC BY 2.0 FR. Each links to its source sentence.
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.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.