Is « mémoire » masculine or feminine?

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

Article forms

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

Plural

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

Common questions

Is « mémoire » masculine or feminine?

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

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

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


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