Is « lèvre » masculine or feminine?
« lèvre » is feminine. You say la lèvre.
Article forms
| With the definite article | la lèvre |
| With the indefinite article | une lèvre |
| With the partitive article | de la lèvre |
Plural
The plural is lèvres (les lèvres). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
In a sentence
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Il se mordit la lèvre.
He bit his lip. -
Il se lécha les lèvres.
He licked his lips. -
Je lis sur les lèvres.
I read lips.
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Common questions
Is « lèvre » masculine or feminine?
« lèvre » is feminine. You say la lèvre.
Is it « le lèvre » or « la lèvre »?
It is « la lèvre ». « le lèvre » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.