Is « canapé » masculine or feminine?
« canapé » is masculine. You say le canapé.
Article forms
| With the definite article | le canapé |
| With the indefinite article | un canapé |
| With the partitive article | du canapé |
Plural
The plural is canapés (les canapés). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
In a sentence
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J'ai un canapé.
I have a couch. -
C'est sur le canapé.
It's on the sofa. -
Déplaçons le canapé.
Let's move the sofa.
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Common questions
Is « canapé » masculine or feminine?
« canapé » is masculine. You say le canapé.
Is it « la canapé » or « le canapé »?
It is « le canapé ». « la canapé » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.