Is « couche » masculine or feminine?
« couche » is feminine. You say la couche.
Article forms
| With the definite article | la couche |
| With the indefinite article | une couche |
| With the partitive article | de la couche |
Plural
The plural is couches (les couches). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
In a sentence
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Les couches de glace fondent.
The ice sheets are melting. -
La crue déposa une couche de boue.
The flood deposited a layer of mud. -
Layla changea la couche de son bébé.
Layla changed her baby's diaper.
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Common questions
Is « couche » masculine or feminine?
« couche » is feminine. You say la couche.
Is it « le couche » or « la couche »?
It is « la couche ». « le couche » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.