Is « recherche » masculine or feminine?
« recherche » is feminine. You say la recherche.
In English, « recherche » means search; research.
Article forms
| With the definite article | la recherche |
| With the indefinite article | une recherche |
| With the partitive article | de la recherche |
Plural
The plural is recherches (les recherches). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
In a sentence
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Menons une recherche.
Let's conduct a research. -
Merci pour la recherche.
Thanks for the research. -
Il se consacre à la recherche.
He dedicates himself to research.
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Common questions
Is « recherche » masculine or feminine?
« recherche » is feminine. You say la recherche.
Is it « le recherche » or « la recherche »?
It is « la recherche ». « le recherche » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.