Is « rebelle » masculine or feminine?
« rebelle » works as both masculine and feminine. You will see un rebelle and une rebelle, with the article carrying the meaning or agreeing with the person described.
Article forms
| With the definite article | le rebelle / la rebelle |
| With the indefinite article | un rebelle / une rebelle |
| With the partitive article | du rebelle / de la rebelle |
Plural
The plural is rebelles (les rebelles). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
rebelle ends in
-elle. Nouns ending in
-elle are usually feminine,
though rebelle works as either gender.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
In a sentence
-
C'est un rebelle.
He's a rebel. -
Qui n'aime pas un rebelle ?
Who doesn't love a rebel? -
Je ne suis pas un rebelle.
I'm no rebel.
Example sentences from Tatoeba, used under CC BY 2.0 FR. Each links to its source sentence.
Related words
Other common nouns that end the same way:
Common questions
Is « rebelle » masculine or feminine?
« rebelle » works as both. You will see un rebelle and une rebelle, with the article carrying the meaning or agreeing with the person being described.
Is it « un rebelle » or « une rebelle »?
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.