Is « vague » masculine or feminine?
« vague » works as both masculine and feminine. You will see un vague and une vague, with the article carrying the meaning or agreeing with the person described.
Article forms
| With the definite article | le vague / la vague |
| With the indefinite article | un vague / une vague |
| With the partitive article | du vague / de la vague |
Plural
The plural is vagues (les vagues). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
In a sentence
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Surfe sur la vague !
Go with the flow. -
Les vagues sont hautes.
The waves are high. -
J'ai un vague souvenir.
I have a vague recollection.
Example sentences from Tatoeba, used under CC BY 2.0 FR. Each links to its source sentence.
Common questions
Is « vague » masculine or feminine?
« vague » works as both. You will see un vague and une vague, with the article carrying the meaning or agreeing with the person being described.
Is it « un vague » or « une vague »?
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.