Is « ventre » masculine or feminine?
« ventre » is masculine. You say le ventre.
Article forms
| With the definite article | le ventre |
| With the indefinite article | un ventre |
| With the partitive article | du ventre |
Plural
The plural is ventres (les ventres). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
In a sentence
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Il a du ventre.
He has a potbelly. -
Elle dort sur le ventre.
She sleeps on her stomach. -
Je dors sur le ventre.
I sleep on my stomach.
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Common questions
Is « ventre » masculine or feminine?
« ventre » is masculine. You say le ventre.
Is it « la ventre » or « le ventre »?
It is « le ventre ». « la ventre » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.