Is « haleine » masculine or feminine?
« haleine » is feminine. You say l'haleine.
Article forms
| With the definite article | l'haleine |
| With the indefinite article | une haleine |
| With the partitive article | de l'haleine |
Plural
The plural is haleines (les haleines). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
In a sentence
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Son haleine pue l'alcool.
He has boozy breath. -
Son haleine puait l'alcool.
His breath reeked of liquor. -
Son haleine empeste l'alcool.
His breath reeks of booze.
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Common questions
Is « haleine » masculine or feminine?
« haleine » is feminine. You say l'haleine.
« l'haleine » hides the gender. Is « haleine » masculine or feminine?
It is feminine. The article shortens to « l'haleine » for both genders, but you say une haleine, not un haleine, and adjectives take the feminine form.
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