Is « thème » masculine or feminine?
« thème » is masculine. You say le thème.
Article forms
| With the definite article | le thème |
| With the indefinite article | un thème |
| With the partitive article | du thème |
Plural
The plural is thèmes (les thèmes). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
thème ends in
-ème. Nouns ending in
-ème are usually masculine,
so thème follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
In a sentence
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As-tu choisi un thème ?
Have you chosen a topic? -
Quel est le thème principal ?
What is the main theme? -
Quel est le thème du roman ?
What's the theme of the novel?
Example sentences from Tatoeba, used under CC BY 2.0 FR. Each links to its source sentence.
Related words
Other common nouns that end the same way:
Common questions
Is « thème » masculine or feminine?
« thème » is masculine. You say le thème.
Is it « la thème » or « le thème »?
It is « le thème ». « la thème » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.