Is « responsable » masculine or feminine?

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

Article forms

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

Plural

The plural is responsables (les responsables). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.

Common questions

Is « responsable » masculine or feminine?

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

Is it « un responsable » or « une responsable »?

Both are correct. Use the masculine or the feminine depending on the sense or the person.


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