Is « geste » masculine or feminine?

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

Article forms

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

Plural

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

Common questions

Is « geste » masculine or feminine?

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

Is it « un geste » or « une geste »?

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.