Is « fan » masculine or feminine?
« fan » works as both masculine and feminine. You will see un fan and une fan, with the article carrying the meaning or agreeing with the person described.
Article forms
| With the definite article | le fan / la fan |
| With the indefinite article | un fan / une fan |
| With the partitive article | du fan / de la fan |
Plural
The plural is fans (les fans). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
In a sentence
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C'est un fan chinois.
This is a Chinese fan. -
Tom est un fan des Red Sox.
Tom is a Red Sox fan. -
Je sais que Tom est un fan de hockey.
I know Tom is a hockey fan.
Example sentences from Tatoeba, used under CC BY 2.0 FR. Each links to its source sentence.
Common questions
Is « fan » masculine or feminine?
« fan » works as both. You will see un fan and une fan, with the article carrying the meaning or agreeing with the person being described.
Is it « un fan » or « une fan »?
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.