Is « fièvre » masculine or feminine?
« fièvre » is feminine. You say la fièvre.
Article forms
| With the definite article | la fièvre |
| With the indefinite article | une fièvre |
| With the partitive article | de la fièvre |
Plural
The plural is fièvres (les fièvres). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
In a sentence
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J’ai la fièvre.
I have a fever. -
Tom a la fièvre.
Tom has a fever. -
Il a de la fièvre.
He has a fever.
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Common questions
Is « fièvre » masculine or feminine?
« fièvre » is feminine. You say la fièvre.
Is it « le fièvre » or « la fièvre »?
It is « la fièvre ». « le fièvre » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.