Is « souffle » masculine or feminine?
« souffle » is masculine. You say le souffle.
Article forms
| With the definite article | le souffle |
| With the indefinite article | un souffle |
| With the partitive article | du souffle |
Plural
The plural is souffles (les souffles). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
In a sentence
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Je perds le souffle.
I get out of breath. -
Tu me coupes le souffle.
You take my breath away. -
Tom a le souffle coupé.
Tom is winded.
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Common questions
Is « souffle » masculine or feminine?
« souffle » is masculine. You say le souffle.
Is it « la souffle » or « le souffle »?
It is « le souffle ». « la souffle » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.