Is « chaleur » masculine or feminine?
« chaleur » is feminine. You say la chaleur.
Article forms
| With the definite article | la chaleur |
| With the indefinite article | une chaleur |
| With the partitive article | de la chaleur |
Plural
The plural is chaleurs (les chaleurs). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
In a sentence
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La chaleur m'étouffe.
The heat is stifling to me. -
La chaleur est intense.
The heat is intense. -
Je déteste la chaleur.
I hate the heat.
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Common questions
Is « chaleur » masculine or feminine?
« chaleur » is feminine. You say la chaleur.
Is it « le chaleur » or « la chaleur »?
It is « la chaleur ». « le chaleur » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.