Is « manque » masculine or feminine?
« manque » works as both masculine and feminine. You will see un manque and une manque, with the article carrying the meaning or agreeing with the person described.
Article forms
| With the definite article | le manque / la manque |
| With the indefinite article | un manque / une manque |
| With the partitive article | du manque / de la manque |
Plural
The plural is manques (les manques). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
In a sentence
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Le manque de sommeil entama son énergie.
Lack of sleep whittled away her energy. -
Le manque de transparence est un problème.
A lack of transparency is problematic. -
Le manque de sommeil a commencé à m'affecter.
Lack of sleep began to tell on me.
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Common questions
Is « manque » masculine or feminine?
« manque » works as both. You will see un manque and une manque, with the article carrying the meaning or agreeing with the person being described.
Is it « un manque » or « une manque »?
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.