Is « falaise » masculine or feminine?
« falaise » is feminine. You say la falaise.
Article forms
| With the definite article | la falaise |
| With the indefinite article | une falaise |
| With the partitive article | de la falaise |
Plural
The plural is falaises (les falaises). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
In a sentence
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Il est tombé de la falaise.
He's fallen off the cliff. -
Tom a sauté de la falaise.
Tom jumped off the cliff. -
Gabriel a atteint la falaise.
Gabriel reached the cliff.
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Common questions
Is « falaise » masculine or feminine?
« falaise » is feminine. You say la falaise.
Is it « le falaise » or « la falaise »?
It is « la falaise ». « le falaise » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.