Is « branche » masculine or feminine?
« branche » is feminine. You say la branche.
Article forms
| With the definite article | la branche |
| With the indefinite article | une branche |
| With the partitive article | de la branche |
Plural
The plural is branches (les branches). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
In a sentence
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Ne casse pas la branche.
Don't break off the branch. -
Elle l'a vu scier la branche.
She saw him saw the branch. -
Il tailla une branche de l'arbre.
He cut off a branch of the tree.
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Common questions
Is « branche » masculine or feminine?
« branche » is feminine. You say la branche.
Is it « le branche » or « la branche »?
It is « la branche ». « le branche » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.