Is « cadre » masculine or feminine?

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

Article forms

With the definite article le cadre / la cadre
With the indefinite article un cadre / une cadre
With the partitive article du cadre / de la cadre

Plural

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

Common questions

Is « cadre » masculine or feminine?

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

Is it « un cadre » or « une cadre »?

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.