Is « riche » masculine or feminine?
« riche » works as both masculine and feminine. You will see un riche and une riche, with the article carrying the meaning or agreeing with the person described.
Article forms
| With the definite article | le riche / la riche |
| With the indefinite article | un riche / une riche |
| With the partitive article | du riche / de la riche |
Plural
The plural is riches (les riches). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
In a sentence
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Je n'aime pas les riches.
I do not like the rich. -
Les riches s'enrichissent.
The rich are getting richer. -
Elle s'est fiancée à un riche.
She got engaged to a rich man.
Example sentences from Tatoeba, used under CC BY 2.0 FR. Each links to its source sentence.
Common questions
Is « riche » masculine or feminine?
« riche » works as both. You will see un riche and une riche, with the article carrying the meaning or agreeing with the person being described.
Is it « un riche » or « une riche »?
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.