Is « monseigneur » masculine or feminine?
« monseigneur » is masculine. You say le monseigneur.
Article forms
| With the definite article | le monseigneur |
| With the indefinite article | un monseigneur |
| With the partitive article | du monseigneur |
Plural
The plural is monseigneurs (les monseigneurs). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
In a sentence
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Lui donner du "Monseigneur" semble être trop féodal.
To call him "my lord" seems too feudal.
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Common questions
Is « monseigneur » masculine or feminine?
« monseigneur » is masculine. You say le monseigneur.
Is it « la monseigneur » or « le monseigneur »?
It is « le monseigneur ». « la monseigneur » is incorrect.
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