Is « coque » masculine or feminine?
« coque » works as both masculine and feminine. You will see un coque and une coque, with the article carrying the meaning or agreeing with the person described.
Article forms
| With the definite article | le coque / la coque |
| With the indefinite article | un coque / une coque |
| With the partitive article | du coque / de la coque |
Plural
The plural is coques (les coques). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
In a sentence
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J'ai mangé un œuf à la coque.
I have eaten a boiled egg. -
La coque du navire est endommagée.
The ship's hull is damaged. -
Les noix de coco ont une coque dure.
Coconuts have hard shells.
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Common questions
Is « coque » masculine or feminine?
« coque » works as both. You will see un coque and une coque, with the article carrying the meaning or agreeing with the person being described.
Is it « un coque » or « une coque »?
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.