Is « vache » masculine or feminine?
« vache » is feminine. You say la vache.
Article forms
| With the definite article | la vache |
| With the indefinite article | une vache |
| With the partitive article | de la vache |
Plural
The plural is vaches (les vaches). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
In a sentence
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Il a une vache.
He has a cow. -
J'ai une vache.
I have a cow. -
La vache meuglait.
The cow mooed.
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Common questions
Is « vache » masculine or feminine?
« vache » is feminine. You say la vache.
Is it « le vache » or « la vache »?
It is « la vache ». « le vache » is incorrect.
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