Is « voile » masculine or feminine?
« voile » works as both masculine and feminine. You will see un voile and une voile, with the article carrying the meaning or agreeing with the person described.
Article forms
| With the definite article | le voile / la voile |
| With the indefinite article | un voile / une voile |
| With the partitive article | du voile / de la voile |
Plural
The plural is voiles (les voiles). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
In a sentence
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On met les voiles.
Let's move. -
Hissez les voiles !
Hoist the sails! -
La voile coûte cher.
Sailing is expensive.
Example sentences from Tatoeba, used under CC BY 2.0 FR. Each links to its source sentence.
Common questions
Is « voile » masculine or feminine?
« voile » works as both. You will see un voile and une voile, with the article carrying the meaning or agreeing with the person being described.
Is it « un voile » or « une voile »?
Both are correct. Use the masculine or the feminine depending on the sense or the person.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.