Is « accessoire » masculine or feminine?
« accessoire » is masculine. You say l'accessoire.
Article forms
| With the definite article | l'accessoire |
| With the indefinite article | un accessoire |
| With the partitive article | de l'accessoire |
Plural
The plural is accessoires (les accessoires). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
In a sentence
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C'est un accessoire de mode.
It's a fashion accessory. -
J’ai acheté un appareil photo avec ses accessoires.
I bought a camera with its accessories. -
Pour passer le temps, Damiano a décidé de ranger le rayon des accessoires.
Damiano decided to organize the accessories area to pass the time.
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Common questions
Is « accessoire » masculine or feminine?
« accessoire » is masculine. You say l'accessoire.
« l'accessoire » hides the gender. Is « accessoire » masculine or feminine?
It is masculine. The article shortens to « l'accessoire » for both genders, but you say un accessoire, not une accessoire, and adjectives take the masculine form.
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