French · word
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
| masculine | feminine | |
|---|---|---|
| sing. | noir | noire |
| plur. | noirs | noires |
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.)
Learn these words inside real sentences
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