Is « militaire » masculine or feminine?

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

Article forms

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

Plural

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

Common questions

Is « militaire » masculine or feminine?

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

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

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.