Is « guide » masculine or feminine?
« guide » works as both masculine and feminine. You will see un guide and une guide, with the article carrying the meaning or agreeing with the person described.
Article forms
| With the definite article | le guide / la guide |
| With the indefinite article | un guide / une guide |
| With the partitive article | du guide / de la guide |
Plural
The plural is guides (les guides). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
In a sentence
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Que Dieu la guide.
May God guide her. -
J'ai engagé un guide.
I hired a guide. -
Ne blâmez pas le guide.
Don't blame the guide.
Example sentences from Tatoeba, used under CC BY 2.0 FR. Each links to its source sentence.
Common questions
Is « guide » masculine or feminine?
« guide » works as both. You will see un guide and une guide, with the article carrying the meaning or agreeing with the person being described.
Is it « un guide » or « une guide »?
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.