Is « tire » masculine or feminine?
« tire » is feminine. You say la tire.
Article forms
| With the definite article | la tire |
| With the indefinite article | une tire |
| With the partitive article | de la tire |
Plural
The plural is tires (les tires). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
In a sentence
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Soyez attentif aux voleurs à la tire.
Be on your guard against pickpockets. -
Un policier a attrapé le voleur à la tire.
A policeman caught the pickpocket. -
Le voleur à la tire disparut dans la foule.
The pickpocket vanished in the crowd.
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Common questions
Is « tire » masculine or feminine?
« tire » is feminine. You say la tire.
Is it « le tire » or « la tire »?
It is « la tire ». « le tire » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.