Is « mouche » masculine or feminine?
« mouche » is feminine. You say la mouche.
Article forms
| With the definite article | la mouche |
| With the indefinite article | une mouche |
| With the partitive article | de la mouche |
Plural
The plural is mouches (les mouches). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
In a sentence
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Elle prit la mouche.
She stormed off in a huff. -
La mouche est petite.
The fly is small. -
J’encule des mouches.
I'm splitting hairs.
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Common questions
Is « mouche » masculine or feminine?
« mouche » is feminine. You say la mouche.
Is it « le mouche » or « la mouche »?
It is « la mouche ». « le mouche » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.