Is « russe » masculine or feminine?

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

Article forms

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

Plural

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

Common questions

Is « russe » masculine or feminine?

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

Is it « un russe » or « une russe »?

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


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