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.
In a sentence
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J'aime le jaune.
I like yellow. -
Je prendrais le jaune.
I'll take the yellow one. -
Les jaunes sont jaunes.
Yolks are yellow.
Example sentences from Tatoeba, used under CC BY 2.0 FR. Each links to its source sentence.
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.