Is « acide » masculine or feminine?
« acide » is masculine. You say l'acide.
Article forms
| With the definite article | l'acide |
| With the indefinite article | un acide |
| With the partitive article | de l'acide |
Plural
The plural is acides (les acides). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Common questions
Is « acide » masculine or feminine?
« acide » is masculine. You say l'acide.
« l'acide » hides the gender. Is « acide » masculine or feminine?
It is masculine. The article shortens to « l'acide » for both genders, but you say un acide, not une acide, and adjectives take the masculine form.
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