Is « curé » masculine or feminine?
« curé » is masculine. You say le curé.
Article forms
| With the definite article | le curé |
| With the indefinite article | un curé |
| With the partitive article | du curé |
Plural
The plural is curés (les curés). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
In a sentence
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Le curé les a mariés dimanche dernier.
The priest married them last Sunday. -
Bertha Pappenheim a décrit la psychanalyse comme « la cure de parole ».
Bertha Pappenheim described psychoanalysis as "the talking cure".
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Common questions
Is « curé » masculine or feminine?
« curé » is masculine. You say le curé.
Is it « la curé » or « le curé »?
It is « le curé ». « la curé » is incorrect.
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