GENERAL INFO

Personnes is the feminine plural noun for "persons" or "people." It's the plural of "personne," meaning "person."

USAGE

It refers to multiple individuals. You'll often see it with numbers or quantifiers: "Il y a trois personnes" (There are three people), "beaucoup de personnes" (many people).

TRAPS

Always treat personnes as feminine plural. Adjectives modifying it must agree: "les personnes âgées" (elderly people). Do not confuse its usage with "gens," which has different and sometimes complex agreement rules.