Is « clope » masculine or feminine?
« clope » works as both masculine and feminine. You will see un clope and une clope, with the article carrying the meaning or agreeing with the person described.
Article forms
| With the definite article | le clope / la clope |
| With the indefinite article | un clope / une clope |
| With the partitive article | du clope / de la clope |
Plural
The plural is clopes (les clopes). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
In a sentence
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Je peux taxer une clope ?
Can I scrounge a fag? -
Je déteste quand mes habits sentent la clope.
I hate it when my clothes smell like cigarettes. -
« T'as une clope ? » « Oui, mais je n'ai pas de briquet. »
"You got a smoke?" "Yeah, but I don't have a lighter."
Example sentences from Tatoeba, used under CC BY 2.0 FR. Each links to its source sentence.
Common questions
Is « clope » masculine or feminine?
« clope » works as both. You will see un clope and une clope, with the article carrying the meaning or agreeing with the person being described.
Is it « un clope » or « une clope »?
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.