Is « clown » masculine or feminine?
« clown » works as both masculine and feminine. You will see un clown and une clown, with the article carrying the meaning or agreeing with the person described.
Article forms
| With the definite article | le clown / la clown |
| With the indefinite article | un clown / une clown |
| With the partitive article | du clown / de la clown |
Plural
The plural is clowns (les clowns). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
In a sentence
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J'ai peur des clowns.
I have a fear of clowns. -
Vous êtes des clowns.
Charade you are. -
Les clowns pleurent aussi.
Clowns also cry.
Example sentences from Tatoeba, used under CC BY 2.0 FR. Each links to its source sentence.
Common questions
Is « clown » masculine or feminine?
« clown » works as both. You will see un clown and une clown, with the article carrying the meaning or agreeing with the person being described.
Is it « un clown » or « une clown »?
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.