Is « siècle » masculine or feminine?
« siècle » is masculine. You say le siècle.
Article forms
| With the definite article | le siècle |
| With the indefinite article | un siècle |
| With the partitive article | du siècle |
Plural
The plural is siècles (les siècles). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
In a sentence
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Un siècle fait cent années.
A century is one hundred years. -
La tortue vit des siècles.
The turtle lives for centuries. -
Des siècles que je vous ai vu.
I haven't seen you in donkey's years!
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Common questions
Is « siècle » masculine or feminine?
« siècle » is masculine. You say le siècle.
Is it « la siècle » or « le siècle »?
It is « le siècle ». « la siècle » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.