Is « jaune » masculine or feminine?

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

Article forms

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

Plural

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

Common questions

Is « jaune » masculine or feminine?

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

Is it « un jaune » or « une jaune »?

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.