Is « souche » masculine or feminine?
« souche » is feminine. You say la souche.
Article forms
| With the definite article | la souche |
| With the indefinite article | une souche |
| With the partitive article | de la souche |
Plural
The plural is souches (les souches). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
In a sentence
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Il a trébuché sur la souche.
He stumbled on the stump. -
J’ai dormi comme une souche.
I've slept like a log. -
J'ai dormi comme une souche toute la nuit.
I slept like a log all night.
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Common questions
Is « souche » masculine or feminine?
« souche » is feminine. You say la souche.
Is it « le souche » or « la souche »?
It is « la souche ». « le souche » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.