Is « poche » masculine or feminine?
« poche » works as both masculine and feminine. You will see un poche and une poche, with the article carrying the meaning or agreeing with the person described.
Article forms
| With the definite article | le poche / la poche |
| With the indefinite article | un poche / une poche |
| With the partitive article | du poche / de la poche |
Plural
The plural is poches (les poches). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
In a sentence
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C'est dans la poche !
I nailed it. -
Qu'as-tu dans la poche ?
What do you have in your pocket? -
Sors la main de ta poche !
Take your hand out of your pocket.
Example sentences from Tatoeba, used under CC BY 2.0 FR. Each links to its source sentence.
Common questions
Is « poche » masculine or feminine?
« poche » works as both. You will see un poche and une poche, with the article carrying the meaning or agreeing with the person being described.
Is it « un poche » or « une poche »?
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.