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