Is « flash » masculine or feminine?
« flash » works as both masculine and feminine. You will see un flash and une flash, with the article carrying the meaning or agreeing with the person described.
Article forms
| With the definite article | le flash / la flash |
| With the indefinite article | un flash / une flash |
| With the partitive article | du flash / de la flash |
Plural
The plural is flashs (les flashs). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
In a sentence
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Attention ! Il y a un flash.
Watch out! There's a speed camera. -
Tom ne veut pas d'un iPad. Il veut un portable qui accepte le Flash.
Tom doesn't want an iPad. He wants a portable device that supports Flash. -
Passé cette limite, il n'est pas permis de prendre des photos avec un flash.
Flash photography is not permitted beyond this point.
Example sentences from Tatoeba, used under CC BY 2.0 FR. Each links to its source sentence.
Common questions
Is « flash » masculine or feminine?
« flash » works as both. You will see un flash and une flash, with the article carrying the meaning or agreeing with the person being described.
Is it « un flash » or « une flash »?
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.