Is « bouquet » masculine or feminine?
« bouquet » works as both masculine and feminine. You will see un bouquet and une bouquet, with the article carrying the meaning or agreeing with the person described.
Article forms
| With the definite article | le bouquet / la bouquet |
| With the indefinite article | un bouquet / une bouquet |
| With the partitive article | du bouquet / de la bouquet |
Plural
The plural is bouquets (les bouquets). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
In a sentence
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Il lui tendit un bouquet de fleurs.
He handed her a bouquet of flowers. -
Véronique aime les bouquets de fleurs.
Véronique loves bouquets of flowers. -
Au sommet, il y avait un bouquet d'arbres.
At the top, there was a clump of trees.
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Common questions
Is « bouquet » masculine or feminine?
« bouquet » works as both. You will see un bouquet and une bouquet, with the article carrying the meaning or agreeing with the person being described.
Is it « un bouquet » or « une bouquet »?
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.