Is « parfait » masculine or feminine?
« parfait » is masculine. You say le parfait.
Article forms
| With the definite article | le parfait |
| With the indefinite article | un parfait |
| With the partitive article | du parfait |
Plural
The plural is parfaits (les parfaits). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
In a sentence
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C'est un parfait gentleman.
He is every inch a gentleman. -
Dan avait un parfait alibi.
Dan had a perfect alibi. -
Nous filions le parfait amour.
We were going steady.
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Common questions
Is « parfait » masculine or feminine?
« parfait » is masculine. You say le parfait.
Is it « la parfait » or « le parfait »?
It is « le parfait ». « la parfait » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.