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.
In a sentence
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Sami a un accent.
Sami has an accent. -
Il a l'accent du sud.
He has a Southern accent. -
Tom a un accent du sud.
Tom has a southern accent.
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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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