Is « solde » masculine or feminine?

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

Article forms

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

Plural

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

Common questions

Is « solde » masculine or feminine?

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

Is it « un solde » or « une solde »?

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


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