Is « barre » masculine or feminine?
« barre » works as both masculine and feminine. You will see un barre and une barre, with the article carrying the meaning or agreeing with the person described.
Article forms
| With the definite article | le barre / la barre |
| With the indefinite article | un barre / une barre |
| With the partitive article | du barre / de la barre |
Plural
The plural is barres (les barres). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
In a sentence
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Tenez la barre au cas où.
Get hold of the rail just in case. -
J'aime les barres chocolatées.
I like chocolate candy very much. -
La danse à la barre est un art.
Pole dancing is an art.
Example sentences from Tatoeba, used under CC BY 2.0 FR. Each links to its source sentence.
Common questions
Is « barre » masculine or feminine?
« barre » works as both. You will see un barre and une barre, with the article carrying the meaning or agreeing with the person being described.
Is it « un barre » or « une barre »?
Both are correct. Use the masculine or the feminine depending on the sense or the person.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.