Is « asile » masculine or feminine?

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

Article forms

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

Plural

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

Common questions

Is « asile » masculine or feminine?

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

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

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


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