Is « pute » masculine or feminine?
« pute » is feminine. You say la pute.
In English, « pute » means whore (vulgar).
Article forms
| With the definite article | la pute |
| With the indefinite article | une pute |
| With the partitive article | de la pute |
Plural
The plural is putes (les putes). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
In a sentence
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C'est une pute.
She's a slut. -
Je suis une pute.
I'm a whore. -
Mary est une pute.
Mary is a whore.
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Common questions
Is « pute » masculine or feminine?
« pute » is feminine. You say la pute.
Is it « le pute » or « la pute »?
It is « la pute ». « le pute » is incorrect.
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