Is « automne » masculine or feminine?

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

Article forms

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

Plural

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

Common questions

Is « automne » masculine or feminine?

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

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

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


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