Is « accent » masculine or feminine?

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

Article forms

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

Plural

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

Common questions

Is « accent » masculine or feminine?

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

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

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


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