Is « rouge » masculine or feminine?
« rouge » works as both masculine and feminine. You will see un rouge and une rouge, with the article carrying the meaning or agreeing with the person described.
Article forms
| With the definite article | le rouge / la rouge |
| With the indefinite article | un rouge / une rouge |
| With the partitive article | du rouge / de la rouge |
Plural
The plural is rouges (les rouges). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
In a sentence
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Je préfère le rouge.
I prefer red. -
Le rouge est mieux.
Red is better. -
Le mien est le rouge.
Mine is the red one.
Example sentences from Tatoeba, used under CC BY 2.0 FR. Each links to its source sentence.
Common questions
Is « rouge » masculine or feminine?
« rouge » works as both. You will see un rouge and une rouge, with the article carrying the meaning or agreeing with the person being described.
Is it « un rouge » or « une rouge »?
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.