Is « misère » masculine or feminine?
« misère » is feminine. You say la misère.
Article forms
| With the definite article | la misère |
| With the indefinite article | une misère |
| With the partitive article | de la misère |
Plural
The plural is misères (les misères). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
In a sentence
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C'est la misère.
It is misery. -
La misère y règne.
Misery reigns there. -
Nous vivons dans la misère.
We live in poverty.
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Common questions
Is « misère » masculine or feminine?
« misère » is feminine. You say la misère.
Is it « le misère » or « la misère »?
It is « la misère ». « le misère » is incorrect.
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