Is « poste » masculine or feminine?

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

In English, « poste » means job, position; radio or TV set (m.); mail; post office (f.).

Article forms

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

Plural

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

In a sentence

Example sentences from Tatoeba, used under CC BY 2.0 FR. Each links to its source sentence.

Common questions

Is « poste » masculine or feminine?

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

Is it « un poste » or « une poste »?

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.