Is « élément » masculine or feminine?
« élément » is masculine. You say l'élément.
Article forms
| With the definite article | l'élément |
| With the indefinite article | un élément |
| With the partitive article | de l'élément |
Plural
The plural is éléments (les éléments). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
élément ends in
-ment. Nouns ending in
-ment are usually masculine,
so élément follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
In a sentence
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Ils partagent un élément commun.
They share a common element. -
L'éducation est un élément critique.
Education is a critical element. -
L'hydrogène est l'élément le plus léger.
Hydrogen is the lightest element.
Example sentences from Tatoeba, used under CC BY 2.0 FR. Each links to its source sentence.
Related words
Other common nouns that end the same way:
Common questions
Is « élément » masculine or feminine?
« élément » is masculine. You say l'élément.
« l'élément » hides the gender. Is « élément » masculine or feminine?
It is masculine. The article shortens to « l'élément » for both genders, but you say un élément, not une élément, and adjectives take the masculine form.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.