Is « lait » masculine or feminine?
« lait » is masculine. You say le lait.
Article forms
| With the definite article | le lait |
| With the indefinite article | un lait |
| With the partitive article | du lait |
Plural
The plural is laits (les laits). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
In a sentence
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Le lait tourna.
The milk went sour. -
J'aime le lait.
I like milk. -
Elle a du lait.
She has milk.
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Common questions
Is « lait » masculine or feminine?
« lait » is masculine. You say le lait.
Is it « la lait » or « le lait »?
It is « le lait ». « la lait » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.