Is « vapeur » masculine or feminine?

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

Article forms

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

Plural

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

Common questions

Is « vapeur » masculine or feminine?

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

Is it « un vapeur » or « une vapeur »?

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


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