Is « claque » masculine or feminine?

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

Article forms

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

Plural

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

Common questions

Is « claque » masculine or feminine?

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

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

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


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