Is « locataire » masculine or feminine?

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

Article forms

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

Plural

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

Common questions

Is « locataire » masculine or feminine?

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

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

Both are correct. Use the masculine or the feminine depending on the sense or the person.


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