Is « mode » masculine or feminine?

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

Article forms

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

Plural

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

Common questions

Is « mode » masculine or feminine?

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

Is it « un mode » or « une mode »?

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.