Is « malle » masculine or feminine?
« malle » is feminine. You say la malle.
Article forms
| With the definite article | la malle |
| With the indefinite article | une malle |
| With the partitive article | de la malle |
Plural
The plural is malles (les malles). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
In a sentence
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Monte à l'étage et ramène ma malle.
Go upstairs and bring down my trunk. -
Cherchez la clé de cette malle, Anne.
Look for the key to this trunk, Anne. -
Il est arrivé avec une malle pleine de livres.
He arrived with a trunk full of books.
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Common questions
Is « malle » masculine or feminine?
« malle » is feminine. You say la malle.
Is it « le malle » or « la malle »?
It is « la malle ». « le malle » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.