Is « rive » masculine or feminine?
« rive » is feminine. You say la rive.
Article forms
| With the definite article | la rive |
| With the indefinite article | une rive |
| With the partitive article | de la rive |
Plural
The plural is rives (les rives). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
In a sentence
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Je vais sur la rive.
I'm going to the shore. -
La barque s'éloigna de la rive.
The rowing boat drifted away from the bank. -
Les fleurs fleurissent sur les rives.
Blossoms have come out on the embankment.
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Common questions
Is « rive » masculine or feminine?
« rive » is feminine. You say la rive.
Is it « le rive » or « la rive »?
It is « la rive ». « le rive » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.