Is « champagne » masculine or feminine?
« champagne » works as both masculine and feminine. You will see un champagne and une champagne, with the article carrying the meaning or agreeing with the person described.
Article forms
| With the definite article | le champagne / la champagne |
| With the indefinite article | un champagne / une champagne |
| With the partitive article | du champagne / de la champagne |
Plural
The plural is champagnes (les champagnes). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
In a sentence
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Voici le champagne !
Here's the champagne! -
Tom boit du champagne.
Tom is drinking champagne. -
Ils buvaient du champagne.
They were drinking champagne.
Example sentences from Tatoeba, used under CC BY 2.0 FR. Each links to its source sentence.
Common questions
Is « champagne » masculine or feminine?
« champagne » works as both. You will see un champagne and une champagne, with the article carrying the meaning or agreeing with the person being described.
Is it « un champagne » or « une champagne »?
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.