Is « comptable » masculine or feminine?

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

Article forms

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

Plural

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

Common questions

Is « comptable » masculine or feminine?

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

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

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


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