Is « caverne » masculine or feminine?
« caverne » is feminine. You say la caverne.
Article forms
| With the definite article | la caverne |
| With the indefinite article | une caverne |
| With the partitive article | de la caverne |
Plural
The plural is cavernes (les cavernes). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
In a sentence
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C'est une caverne.
This is a cavern. -
Un dragon vit dans la caverne.
A dragon lives inside the cavern. -
J'ai trouvé ceci dans la caverne.
I found this in the cavern.
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Common questions
Is « caverne » masculine or feminine?
« caverne » is feminine. You say la caverne.
Is it « le caverne » or « la caverne »?
It is « la caverne ». « le caverne » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.