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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