Is « portrait » masculine or feminine?
« portrait » is masculine. You say le portrait.
Article forms
| With the definite article | le portrait |
| With the indefinite article | un portrait |
| With the partitive article | du portrait |
Plural
The plural is portraits (les portraits). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
In a sentence
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Tom peint des portraits.
Tom paints portraits. -
Il y a un portrait de Bob au mur.
There is a portrait of Bob on the wall. -
Elle est le portrait de sa mère.
She is a reflection of her mother.
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Common questions
Is « portrait » masculine or feminine?
« portrait » is masculine. You say le portrait.
Is it « la portrait » or « le portrait »?
It is « le portrait ». « la portrait » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.