Is « article » masculine or feminine?

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

Article forms

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

Plural

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

Common questions

Is « article » masculine or feminine?

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

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

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


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