Is « ange » masculine or feminine?

« ange » is masculine. You say l'ange.

Article forms

With the definite article l'ange
With the indefinite article un ange
With the partitive article de l'ange

Plural

The plural is anges (les anges). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.

Common questions

Is « ange » masculine or feminine?

« ange » is masculine. You say l'ange.

« l'ange » hides the gender. Is « ange » masculine or feminine?

It is masculine. The article shortens to « l'ange » for both genders, but you say un ange, not une ange, and adjectives take the masculine form.


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