Is « autographe » masculine or feminine?
« autographe » is masculine. You say l'autographe.
Article forms
| With the definite article | l'autographe |
| With the indefinite article | un autographe |
| With the partitive article | de l'autographe |
Plural
The plural is autographes (les autographes). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
In a sentence
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J'ai eu l'autographe d'un chanteur célèbre.
I got a famous singer's autograph. -
Je peux avoir un autographe, s'il vous plaît ?
Can I have your autograph please? -
Lorsqu'ils rencontrent une célébrité, ils lui demandent un autographe.
On encountering the celebrity, they asked for his autograph.
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Common questions
Is « autographe » masculine or feminine?
« autographe » is masculine. You say l'autographe.
« l'autographe » hides the gender. Is « autographe » masculine or feminine?
It is masculine. The article shortens to « l'autographe » for both genders, but you say un autographe, not une autographe, and adjectives take the masculine form.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.