Is « photographe » masculine or feminine?

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

Article forms

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

Plural

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

Common questions

Is « photographe » masculine or feminine?

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

Is it « un photographe » or « une photographe »?

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.