Is « sueur » masculine or feminine?
« sueur » is feminine. You say la sueur.
Article forms
| With the definite article | la sueur |
| With the indefinite article | une sueur |
| With the partitive article | de la sueur |
Plural
The plural is sueurs (les sueurs). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
In a sentence
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J’ai eu des sueurs froides.
I had a cold sweat. -
Essuie la sueur de ton front.
Wipe the sweat from your brow. -
Il essuya la sueur de son front.
He wiped the sweat from his brow.
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Common questions
Is « sueur » masculine or feminine?
« sueur » is feminine. You say la sueur.
Is it « le sueur » or « la sueur »?
It is « la sueur ». « le sueur » is incorrect.
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