Is « album » masculine or feminine?
« album » is masculine. You say l'album.
Article forms
| With the definite article | l'album |
| With the indefinite article | un album |
| With the partitive article | de l'album |
Plural
The plural is albums (les albums). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
In a sentence
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Elle m'a acheté un album.
She bought an album for me. -
C'est l'album photo de Tom.
This is Tom's photo album. -
Il y a un album sur l'étagère.
There is an album on the shelf.
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Common questions
Is « album » masculine or feminine?
« album » is masculine. You say l'album.
« l'album » hides the gender. Is « album » masculine or feminine?
It is masculine. The article shortens to « l'album » for both genders, but you say un album, not une album, and adjectives take the masculine form.
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