Is « bulle » masculine or feminine?
« bulle » works as both masculine and feminine. You will see un bulle and une bulle, with the article carrying the meaning or agreeing with the person described.
Article forms
| With the definite article | le bulle / la bulle |
| With the indefinite article | un bulle / une bulle |
| With the partitive article | du bulle / de la bulle |
Plural
The plural is bulles (les bulles). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
In a sentence
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La bulle a éclaté dans l'air.
The bubble burst in the air. -
La vie est comme une bulle de savon.
Life is like a soap bubble. -
Son mensonge éclata comme une bulle de savon.
His lie burst like a soap bubble.
Example sentences from Tatoeba, used under CC BY 2.0 FR. Each links to its source sentence.
Common questions
Is « bulle » masculine or feminine?
« bulle » works as both. You will see un bulle and une bulle, with the article carrying the meaning or agreeing with the person being described.
Is it « un bulle » or « une bulle »?
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.