Is « accident » masculine or feminine?
« accident » is masculine. You say l'accident.
In English, « accident » means accident.
Article forms
| With the definite article | l'accident |
| With the indefinite article | un accident |
| With the partitive article | de l'accident |
Plural
The plural is accidents (les accidents). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
In a sentence
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J'ai eu un accident.
I had an accident. -
Il eut un accident.
He had an accident. -
As-tu vu l'accident ?
Did you see the accident?
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Common questions
Is « accident » masculine or feminine?
« accident » is masculine. You say l'accident.
« l'accident » hides the gender. Is « accident » masculine or feminine?
It is masculine. The article shortens to « l'accident » for both genders, but you say un accident, not une accident, and adjectives take the masculine form.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.