Is « procureur » masculine or feminine?
« procureur » works as both masculine and feminine. You will see un procureur and une procureur, with the article carrying the meaning or agreeing with the person described.
Article forms
| With the definite article | le procureur / la procureur |
| With the indefinite article | un procureur / une procureur |
| With the partitive article | du procureur / de la procureur |
Plural
The plural is procureurs (les procureurs). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
In a sentence
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Le procureur me posa une question insidieuse.
The prosecutor asked me a leading question. -
Le procureur a commencé un procès criminel.
The prosecutor started a criminal trial. -
Le procureur a requis quinze ans de prison ferme.
The prosecutor had called for fifteen years' imprisonment.
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Common questions
Is « procureur » masculine or feminine?
« procureur » works as both. You will see un procureur and une procureur, with the article carrying the meaning or agreeing with the person being described.
Is it « un procureur » or « une procureur »?
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.