Is « professeur » masculine or feminine?
« professeur » works as both masculine and feminine. You will see un professeur and une professeur, with the article carrying the meaning or agreeing with the person described.
In English, « professeur » means teacher; professor.
Article forms
| With the definite article | le professeur / la professeur |
| With the indefinite article | un professeur / une professeur |
| With the partitive article | du professeur / de la professeur |
Plural
The plural is professeurs (les professeurs). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
In a sentence
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Le professeur sourit.
The professor smiled. -
Tu es le professeur.
You're the teacher. -
Je suis le professeur.
I'm the teacher.
Example sentences from Tatoeba, used under CC BY 2.0 FR. Each links to its source sentence.
Common questions
Is « professeur » masculine or feminine?
« professeur » works as both. You will see un professeur and une professeur, with the article carrying the meaning or agreeing with the person being described.
Is it « un professeur » or « une professeur »?
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.