Is « avion » masculine or feminine?
« avion » is masculine. You say l'avion.
In English, « avion » means plane, airplane.
Article forms
| With the definite article | l'avion |
| With the indefinite article | un avion |
| With the partitive article | de l'avion |
Plural
The plural is avions (les avions). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
In a sentence
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J'ai vu un avion.
I saw a plane. -
L'avion accéléra.
The plane increased speed. -
L'avion s'écrasa.
The plane crashed.
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Common questions
Is « avion » masculine or feminine?
« avion » is masculine. You say l'avion.
« l'avion » hides the gender. Is « avion » masculine or feminine?
It is masculine. The article shortens to « l'avion » for both genders, but you say un avion, not une avion, and adjectives take the masculine form.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.