Is « cendre » masculine or feminine?
« cendre » is feminine. You say la cendre.
Article forms
| With the definite article | la cendre |
| With the indefinite article | une cendre |
| With the partitive article | de la cendre |
Plural
The plural is cendres (les cendres). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
In a sentence
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Le feu couve sous la cendre.
The fire is smoldering. -
Nettoie les cendres de la cheminée.
Clean the ashes out of the fireplace. -
Des cendres volcaniques ont recouvert la ville.
Volcanic ash covered the city.
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Common questions
Is « cendre » masculine or feminine?
« cendre » is feminine. You say la cendre.
Is it « le cendre » or « la cendre »?
It is « la cendre ». « le cendre » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.