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.

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.