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Black in French

noir

The French for black is noir. It agrees with its noun: noir, noire, noirs, noires.

noir
adjective

black (the colour)

Examples · 2

  • Le chat de Marie est noir comme la nuit.Marie's cat is black as night.
  • Léa a acheté une robe noire pour la fête.Léa bought a black dress for the party.

Agreements

masculinefeminine
sing.noirnoire
plur.noirsnoires

The forms

masculine
noir
feminine
noire
masculine plural
noirs
feminine plural
noires

In real sentences

Greyed letters are written and not pronounced. A tie marks a liaison, with the sound you hear under it. A label under a verb names its tense.

black (the colour)

  • Le chat de Marie est noir comme la nuit.Marie's cat is black as night.
  • Léa a acheté une robe noire pour la fête.Léa bought a black dress for the party.
  • Ses cheveux noirs brillent au soleil.Her black hair shines in the sun.
  • Mon grand-père portait toujours un chapeau noir.My grandfather always wore a black hat.

Questions people ask

How do you say black in French?
Noir, noire. It means black (the colour).
What is the feminine of noir?
Noire.
What is the plural of noir?
Noirs in the masculine, noires in the feminine. The singular forms are noir and noire.
How do you use noir in a sentence?
Le chat de Marie est noir comme la nuit. (Marie's cat is black as night.)

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