Is « figure » masculine or feminine?
« figure » is feminine. You say la figure.
Article forms
| With the definite article | la figure |
| With the indefinite article | une figure |
| With the partitive article | de la figure |
Plural
The plural is figures (les figures). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
figure ends in
-ure. Nouns ending in
-ure are usually feminine,
so figure follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
In a sentence
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Il m'a cassé la figure.
He beat the shit out of me. -
Ça va vous péter à la figure.
This is going to blow up in your face. -
Ça leur a explosé à la figure.
It's blown up in their face.
Example sentences from Tatoeba, used under CC BY 2.0 FR. Each links to its source sentence.
Related words
Other common nouns that end the same way:
Common questions
Is « figure » masculine or feminine?
« figure » is feminine. You say la figure.
Is it « le figure » or « la figure »?
It is « la figure ». « le figure » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.