Is « bourse » masculine or feminine?
« bourse » is feminine. You say la bourse.
Article forms
| With the definite article | la bourse |
| With the indefinite article | une bourse |
| With the partitive article | de la bourse |
Plural
The plural is bourses (les bourses). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
In a sentence
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La bourse ou la vie !
Your money or your life! -
David veut la bourse.
David wants the scholarship. -
La bourse a dégringolé.
The stock market tumbled.
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Common questions
Is « bourse » masculine or feminine?
« bourse » is feminine. You say la bourse.
Is it « le bourse » or « la bourse »?
It is « la bourse ». « le bourse » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.