Is « chauffeur » masculine or feminine?

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

Article forms

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

Plural

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

Common questions

Is « chauffeur » masculine or feminine?

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

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

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.