Is « abandon » masculine or feminine?
« abandon » is masculine. You say l'abandon.
Article forms
| With the definite article | l'abandon |
| With the indefinite article | un abandon |
| With the partitive article | de l'abandon |
Plural
The plural is abandons (les abandons). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
In a sentence
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L'abandon peut être démoralisant.
Abandonment can be devastating. -
La maison est laissée à l'abandon.
The house has been left to go to ruin.
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Common questions
Is « abandon » masculine or feminine?
« abandon » is masculine. You say l'abandon.
« l'abandon » hides the gender. Is « abandon » masculine or feminine?
It is masculine. The article shortens to « l'abandon » for both genders, but you say un abandon, not une abandon, and adjectives take the masculine form.
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