Is « abri » masculine or feminine?

« abri » is masculine. You say l'abri.

Article forms

With the definite article l'abri
With the indefinite article un abri
With the partitive article de l'abri

Plural

The plural is abris (les abris). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.

Common questions

Is « abri » masculine or feminine?

« abri » is masculine. You say l'abri.

« l'abri » hides the gender. Is « abri » masculine or feminine?

It is masculine. The article shortens to « l'abri » for both genders, but you say un abri, not une abri, and adjectives take the masculine form.


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