Is « célibataire » masculine or feminine?
« célibataire » works as both masculine and feminine. You will see un célibataire and une célibataire, with the article carrying the meaning or agreeing with the person described.
Article forms
| With the definite article | le célibataire / la célibataire |
| With the indefinite article | un célibataire / une célibataire |
| With the partitive article | du célibataire / de la célibataire |
Plural
The plural is célibataires (les célibataires). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
In a sentence
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Tom est un célibataire endurci.
Tom is a confirmed bachelor. -
Les gens mariés sont plus heureux que les célibataires.
Married people are happier than unmarried people. -
Les célibataires sont des hommes qui, tout d'abord, s'informent sur la sortie de secours.
Single people are the ones that always find out where the emergency exit is right away.
Example sentences from Tatoeba, used under CC BY 2.0 FR. Each links to its source sentence.
Common questions
Is « célibataire » masculine or feminine?
« célibataire » works as both. You will see un célibataire and une célibataire, with the article carrying the meaning or agreeing with the person being described.
Is it « un célibataire » or « une célibataire »?
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.