Is « capitaine » masculine or feminine?
« capitaine » works as both masculine and feminine. You will see un capitaine and une capitaine, with the article carrying the meaning or agreeing with the person described.
In English, « capitaine » means captain.
Article forms
| With the definite article | le capitaine / la capitaine |
| With the indefinite article | un capitaine / une capitaine |
| With the partitive article | du capitaine / de la capitaine |
Plural
The plural is capitaines (les capitaines). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
In a sentence
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Je suis le capitaine.
I'm the captain. -
Le capitaine veut te voir.
The captain wants to see you. -
Le capitaine a secoué la tête.
The captain shook his head.
Example sentences from Tatoeba, used under CC BY 2.0 FR. Each links to its source sentence.
Common questions
Is « capitaine » masculine or feminine?
« capitaine » works as both. You will see un capitaine and une capitaine, with the article carrying the meaning or agreeing with the person being described.
Is it « un capitaine » or « une capitaine »?
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.