Is « lire » masculine or feminine?
« lire » is feminine. You say la lire.
Article forms
| With the definite article | la lire |
| With the indefinite article | une lire |
| With the partitive article | de la lire |
Plural
The plural is lires (les lires). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
In a sentence
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Je dois le lire.
I've got to read it. -
Je peux le lire.
I can read it. -
Il ne peut le lire.
He can't read it.
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Common questions
Is « lire » masculine or feminine?
« lire » is feminine. You say la lire.
Is it « le lire » or « la lire »?
It is « la lire ». « le lire » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.