Is « domestique » masculine or feminine?
« domestique » works as both masculine and feminine. You will see un domestique and une domestique, with the article carrying the meaning or agreeing with the person described.
Article forms
| With the definite article | le domestique / la domestique |
| With the indefinite article | un domestique / une domestique |
| With the partitive article | du domestique / de la domestique |
Plural
The plural is domestiques (les domestiques). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
In a sentence
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Le domestique a balayé le sol.
The servant swept the floor. -
Dis à la domestique de faire les lits.
Tell the maid to make the beds. -
Il est assez riche pour avoir un domestique.
He is rich enough to keep a servant.
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Common questions
Is « domestique » masculine or feminine?
« domestique » works as both. You will see un domestique and une domestique, with the article carrying the meaning or agreeing with the person being described.
Is it « un domestique » or « une domestique »?
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.