Is « pôle » masculine or feminine?
« pôle » is masculine. You say le pôle.
Article forms
| With the definite article | le pôle |
| With the indefinite article | un pôle |
| With the partitive article | du pôle |
Plural
The plural is pôles (les pôles). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
In a sentence
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Le Père Noël vit au pôle Nord.
Santa lives at the North Pole. -
Scott fut le premier homme à atteindre le pôle.
Scott was the first man to reach the pole. -
Ils s'en furent en expédition pour le pôle Nord.
They went on an expedition to the North Pole.
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Common questions
Is « pôle » masculine or feminine?
« pôle » is masculine. You say le pôle.
Is it « la pôle » or « le pôle »?
It is « le pôle ». « la pôle » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.