Is « éponge » masculine or feminine?
« éponge » is feminine. You say l'éponge.
Article forms
| With the definite article | l'éponge |
| With the indefinite article | une éponge |
| With the partitive article | de l'éponge |
Plural
The plural is éponges (les éponges). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
In a sentence
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Je jette l'éponge.
I'm throwing in the towel. -
Où est l'éponge ?
Where's the sponge? -
Passons l'éponge.
Let's put it behind us.
Example sentences from Tatoeba, used under CC BY 2.0 FR. Each links to its source sentence.
Common questions
Is « éponge » masculine or feminine?
« éponge » is feminine. You say l'éponge.
« l'éponge » hides the gender. Is « éponge » masculine or feminine?
It is feminine. The article shortens to « l'éponge » for both genders, but you say une éponge, not un éponge, and adjectives take the feminine form.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.