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.

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.


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