Is « racine » masculine or feminine?
« racine » works as both masculine and feminine. You will see un racine and une racine, with the article carrying the meaning or agreeing with the person described.
Article forms
| With the definite article | le racine / la racine |
| With the indefinite article | un racine / une racine |
| With the partitive article | du racine / de la racine |
Plural
The plural is racines (les racines). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
In a sentence
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Arrache la plante par les racines.
Pull the plant up by the roots. -
La racine carrée de neuf est trois.
The square root of nine is three. -
La racine carrée de quatre est deux.
The square root of four is two.
Example sentences from Tatoeba, used under CC BY 2.0 FR. Each links to its source sentence.
Common questions
Is « racine » masculine or feminine?
« racine » works as both. You will see un racine and une racine, with the article carrying the meaning or agreeing with the person being described.
Is it « un racine » or « une racine »?
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.