Is « armoire » masculine or feminine?

« armoire » is feminine. You say l'armoire.

Article forms

With the definite article l'armoire
With the indefinite article une armoire
With the partitive article de l'armoire

Plural

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

Common questions

Is « armoire » masculine or feminine?

« armoire » is feminine. You say l'armoire.

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

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


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