Is « égout » masculine or feminine?
« égout » is masculine. You say l'égout.
Article forms
| With the definite article | l'égout |
| With the indefinite article | un égout |
| With the partitive article | de l'égout |
Plural
The plural is égouts (les égouts). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
In a sentence
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L'égout passait sous la route.
The sewer ran under the road. -
Y-a-t-il des rats dans les égouts ?
Are there rats in the sewers? -
Il aimerait descendre dans les égouts.
He would like to go down into the sewers.
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Common questions
Is « égout » masculine or feminine?
« égout » is masculine. You say l'égout.
« l'égout » hides the gender. Is « égout » masculine or feminine?
It is masculine. The article shortens to « l'égout » for both genders, but you say un égout, not une égout, and adjectives take the masculine form.
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