Is « accident » masculine or feminine?

« accident » is masculine. You say l'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.

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.


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