Is « chèvre » masculine or feminine?

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

Article forms

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

Plural

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

Common questions

Is « chèvre » masculine or feminine?

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

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

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


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