Is « archer » masculine or feminine?

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

Article forms

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

Plural

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

Common questions

Is « archer » masculine or feminine?

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

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

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


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