Is « nègre » masculine or feminine?

« nègre » is masculine. You say le nègre.

Article forms

With the definite article le nègre
With the indefinite article un nègre
With the partitive article du nègre

Plural

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

Common questions

Is « nègre » masculine or feminine?

« nègre » is masculine. You say le nègre.

Is it « la nègre » or « le nègre »?

It is « le nègre ». « la nègre » is incorrect.


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