Is « architecte » masculine or feminine?

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

Article forms

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

Plural

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

Common questions

Is « architecte » masculine or feminine?

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

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

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


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