Is « arbitre » masculine or feminine?

« arbitre » works as both masculine and feminine. You will see un arbitre and une arbitre, with the article carrying the meaning or agreeing with the person described.

Article forms

With the definite article l'arbitre
With the indefinite article un arbitre / une arbitre
With the partitive article de l'arbitre

Plural

The plural is arbitres (les arbitres). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.

Common questions

Is « arbitre » masculine or feminine?

« arbitre » works as both. You will see un arbitre and une arbitre, with the article carrying the meaning or agreeing with the person being described.

Is it « un arbitre » or « une arbitre »?

Both are correct. Use the masculine or the feminine depending on the sense or the person.


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