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