Is « hanche » masculine or feminine?
« hanche » is feminine. You say la hanche.
Article forms
| With the definite article | la hanche |
| With the indefinite article | une hanche |
| With the partitive article | de la hanche |
Plural
The plural is hanches (les hanches). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
In a sentence
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Elle a des hanches larges.
She has wide hips. -
Elle a des hanches étroites.
She has narrow hips. -
Ma grand-mère est tombée et s'est cassé la hanche.
My grandmother fell and broke her hip.
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Common questions
Is « hanche » masculine or feminine?
« hanche » is feminine. You say la hanche.
Is it « le hanche » or « la hanche »?
It is « la hanche ». « le hanche » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.