Is « cartouche » masculine or feminine?

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

Article forms

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

Plural

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

Common questions

Is « cartouche » masculine or feminine?

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

Is it « un cartouche » or « une cartouche »?

Both are correct. Use the masculine or the feminine depending on the sense or the person.


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