Is « entrepreneur » masculine or feminine?
« entrepreneur » is masculine. You say l'entrepreneur.
Article forms
| With the definite article | l'entrepreneur |
| With the indefinite article | un entrepreneur |
| With the partitive article | de l'entrepreneur |
Plural
The plural is entrepreneurs (les entrepreneurs). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
In a sentence
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Tout le monde est un entrepreneur.
Everyone is an entrepreneur. -
Tom a engagé un entrepreneur local pour rénover sa cuisine.
Tom hired a local contractor to remodel his kitchen.
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Common questions
Is « entrepreneur » masculine or feminine?
« entrepreneur » is masculine. You say l'entrepreneur.
« l'entrepreneur » hides the gender. Is « entrepreneur » masculine or feminine?
It is masculine. The article shortens to « l'entrepreneur » for both genders, but you say un entrepreneur, not une entrepreneur, and adjectives take the masculine form.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.