Is « plume » masculine or feminine?
« plume » works as both masculine and feminine. You will see un plume and une plume, with the article carrying the meaning or agreeing with the person described.
Article forms
| With the definite article | le plume / la plume |
| With the indefinite article | un plume / une plume |
| With the partitive article | du plume / de la plume |
Plural
The plural is plumes (les plumes). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
In a sentence
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C'est une plume neuve.
It's a new pen. -
La poule a perdu ses plumes.
The hen has lost its feathers. -
La plume est la langue de l'âme.
The pen is the tongue of the soul.
Example sentences from Tatoeba, used under CC BY 2.0 FR. Each links to its source sentence.
Common questions
Is « plume » masculine or feminine?
« plume » works as both. You will see un plume and une plume, with the article carrying the meaning or agreeing with the person being described.
Is it « un plume » or « une plume »?
Both are correct. Use the masculine or the feminine depending on the sense or the person.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.