Is « fontaine » masculine or feminine?
« fontaine » is feminine. You say la fontaine.
Article forms
| With the definite article | la fontaine |
| With the indefinite article | une fontaine |
| With the partitive article | de la fontaine |
Plural
The plural is fontaines (les fontaines). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
In a sentence
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L'eau jaillit de la fontaine.
Water is spurting from the fountain. -
L'eau de cette fontaine est pure.
The water in this fountain is clean. -
De l'eau jaillit de la fontaine.
Water is gushing from the fountain.
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Common questions
Is « fontaine » masculine or feminine?
« fontaine » is feminine. You say la fontaine.
Is it « le fontaine » or « la fontaine »?
It is « la fontaine ». « le fontaine » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.