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.
In a sentence
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C'est un chauffeur expérimenté.
He is an expert driver. -
Tom est un chauffeur d'autobus.
Tom is a bus driver. -
Le chauffeur du bus a été blessé.
The driver of the bus was injured.
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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.