Is « gosse » masculine or feminine?

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

Article forms

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

Plural

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

Common questions

Is « gosse » masculine or feminine?

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

Is it « un gosse » or « une gosse »?

Both are correct. Use the masculine or the feminine depending on the sense or the person.


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