Is « finale » masculine or feminine?
« finale » works as both masculine and feminine. You will see un finale and une finale, with the article carrying the meaning or agreeing with the person described.
Article forms
| With the definite article | le finale / la finale |
| With the indefinite article | un finale / une finale |
| With the partitive article | du finale / de la finale |
Plural
The plural is finales (les finales). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
In a sentence
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La finale a fait stade comble.
A sell-out crowd was there to watch the final. -
Cinq coureurs ont atteint la finale.
Five runners reached the finals. -
La finale a lieu le neuf septembre.
The final takes place on ninth September.
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Common questions
Is « finale » masculine or feminine?
« finale » works as both. You will see un finale and une finale, with the article carrying the meaning or agreeing with the person being described.
Is it « un finale » or « une finale »?
Both are correct. Use the masculine or the feminine depending on the sense or the person.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.