Is « garde » masculine or feminine?

« garde » works as both masculine and feminine. You will see un garde and une garde, with the article carrying the meaning or agreeing with the person described.

Article forms

With the definite article le garde / la garde
With the indefinite article un garde / une garde
With the partitive article du garde / de la garde

Plural

The plural is gardes (les gardes). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.

Common questions

Is « garde » masculine or feminine?

« garde » works as both. You will see un garde and une garde, with the article carrying the meaning or agreeing with the person being described.

Is it « un garde » or « une garde »?

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.