Is « mèche » masculine or feminine?
« mèche » is feminine. You say la mèche.
Article forms
| With the definite article | la mèche |
| With the indefinite article | une mèche |
| With the partitive article | de la mèche |
Plural
The plural is mèches (les mèches). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
In a sentence
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Tom a vendu la mèche.
Tom let the cat out of the bag. -
Ne vend pas la mèche.
Don't spill the beans. -
Ils ont vendu la mèche.
They gave away the ending.
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Common questions
Is « mèche » masculine or feminine?
« mèche » is feminine. You say la mèche.
Is it « le mèche » or « la mèche »?
It is « la mèche ». « le mèche » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.