Is « sexe » masculine or feminine?
« sexe » is masculine. You say le sexe.
Article forms
| With the definite article | le sexe |
| With the indefinite article | un sexe |
| With the partitive article | du sexe |
Plural
The plural is sexes (les sexes). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
In a sentence
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Ziri veut du sexe.
Ziri wants sex. -
Il adore le sexe.
He loves sex. -
J'aime le sexe anal.
I love anal sex.
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Common questions
Is « sexe » masculine or feminine?
« sexe » is masculine. You say le sexe.
Is it « la sexe » or « le sexe »?
It is « le sexe ». « la sexe » is incorrect.
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