Join Discordgenre
kind
type
sort
style (category, e.g. of music, film, literature)
J'aime bien ce genre de musique.
I like that kind of music.
grammatical gender (masculine or feminine)
Le genre du mot « chaise » est féminin.
The grammatical gender of the word "chaise" is feminine.
gender (social roles, identity)
On parle beaucoup du genre et des stéréotypes aujourd'hui.
People talk a lot today about gender and stereotypes.
filler/discourse marker meaning 'like', 'sort of', or used to introduce an example or approximation
Il est arrivé genre une heure en retard.
He showed up like an hour late.
Notes
GENERAL INFO
genre (masculine noun) means "gender," "type," or "kind." It classifies things or people.
USAGE
It's commonly used to ask "what kind/type of...?" e.g., "Quel genre de film aimes-tu ?" (What kind of movie do you like?). It also appears in phrases like "le genre humain" (humankind).
TRAPS
Colloquially, genre is often used as a filler word, similar to "like" in English: "C'était genre incroyable !" (It was, like, incredible!). This usage is very informal and should be avoided in formal contexts.