Is « aile » masculine or feminine?
« aile » is feminine. You say l'aile.
Article forms
| With the definite article | l'aile |
| With the indefinite article | une aile |
| With the partitive article | de l'aile |
Plural
The plural is ailes (les ailes). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
In a sentence
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Un oiseau a des ailes.
A bird has wings. -
La vérité a des ailes.
Truth has wings. -
L'oiseau battait des ailes.
The bird flapped its wings.
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Common questions
Is « aile » masculine or feminine?
« aile » is feminine. You say l'aile.
« l'aile » hides the gender. Is « aile » masculine or feminine?
It is feminine. The article shortens to « l'aile » for both genders, but you say une aile, not un aile, and adjectives take the feminine form.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.