Is « manoeuvre » masculine or feminine?
« manoeuvre » works as both masculine and feminine. You will see un manoeuvre and une manoeuvre, with the article carrying the meaning or agreeing with the person described.
Article forms
| With the definite article | le manoeuvre / la manoeuvre |
| With the indefinite article | un manoeuvre / une manoeuvre |
| With the partitive article | du manoeuvre / de la manoeuvre |
Plural
The plural is manoeuvres (les manoeuvres). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
In a sentence
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C’est moi qui suis à la manœuvre en ce qui concerne les emplettes.
I'm in charge of shopping. -
Il est aiguilleur sur les chemins de fer et est chargé de la manœuvre des aiguillages.
He is a railway signalman and his job is to change the points.
Example sentences from Tatoeba, used under CC BY 2.0 FR. Each links to its source sentence.
Common questions
Is « manoeuvre » masculine or feminine?
« manoeuvre » works as both. You will see un manoeuvre and une manoeuvre, with the article carrying the meaning or agreeing with the person being described.
Is it « un manoeuvre » or « une manoeuvre »?
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.