Is « personne » masculine or feminine?
« personne » is feminine. You say la personne.
In English, « personne » means person.
Article forms
| With the definite article | la personne |
| With the indefinite article | une personne |
| With the partitive article | de la personne |
Plural
The plural is personnes (les personnes). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
In a sentence
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Choisis une personne.
Choose one person. -
Il n’y a là personne.
There's no one there. -
C'est une personne.
He's a person.
Example sentences from Tatoeba, used under CC BY 2.0 FR. Each links to its source sentence.
Common questions
Is « personne » masculine or feminine?
« personne » is feminine. You say la personne.
Is it « le personne » or « la personne »?
It is « la personne ». « le personne » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.