Is « punk » masculine or feminine?

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

Article forms

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

Plural

The plural is punks (les punks). 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 « punk » masculine or feminine?

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

Is it « un punk » or « une punk »?

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.