Is « relève » masculine or feminine?
« relève » is feminine. You say la relève.
Article forms
| With the definite article | la relève |
| With the indefinite article | une relève |
| With the partitive article | de la relève |
Plural
The plural is relèves (les relèves). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
In a sentence
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Prenez la relève.
Take over. -
Tom a pris la relève.
Tom took over. -
Nous avons pris la relève.
We've taken over.
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Common questions
Is « relève » masculine or feminine?
« relève » is feminine. You say la relève.
Is it « le relève » or « la relève »?
It is « la relève ». « le relève » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.