Is « journaliste » masculine or feminine?

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

Article forms

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

Plural

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

Common questions

Is « journaliste » masculine or feminine?

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

Is it « un journaliste » or « une journaliste »?

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.