Is « éléphant » masculine or feminine?
« éléphant » is masculine. You say l'éléphant.
Article forms
| With the definite article | l'éléphant |
| With the indefinite article | un éléphant |
| With the partitive article | de l'éléphant |
Plural
The plural is éléphants (les éléphants). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Common questions
Is « éléphant » masculine or feminine?
« éléphant » is masculine. You say l'éléphant.
« l'éléphant » hides the gender. Is « éléphant » masculine or feminine?
It is masculine. The article shortens to « l'éléphant » for both genders, but you say un éléphant, not une éléphant, and adjectives take the masculine form.
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