Is « livre » masculine or feminine?
« livre » works as both masculine and feminine. You will see un livre and une livre, with the article carrying the meaning or agreeing with the person described.
In English, « livre » means book (m.); pound, unit of weight or currency (f.).
Article forms
| With the definite article | le livre / la livre |
| With the indefinite article | un livre / une livre |
| With the partitive article | du livre / de la livre |
Plural
The plural is livres (les livres). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
In a sentence
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C'est un livre.
It is a book. -
Voici un livre.
Here is a book. -
Ferme le livre.
Shut the book.
Example sentences from Tatoeba, used under CC BY 2.0 FR. Each links to its source sentence.
Common questions
Is « livre » masculine or feminine?
« livre » works as both. You will see un livre and une livre, with the article carrying the meaning or agreeing with the person being described.
Is it « un livre » or « une livre »?
Both are correct. Use the masculine or the feminine depending on the sense or the person.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.