Is « avocat » masculine or feminine?
« avocat » is masculine. You say l'avocat.
Article forms
| With the definite article | l'avocat |
| With the indefinite article | un avocat |
| With the partitive article | de l'avocat |
Plural
The plural is avocats (les avocats). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Common questions
Is « avocat » masculine or feminine?
« avocat » is masculine. You say l'avocat.
« l'avocat » hides the gender. Is « avocat » masculine or feminine?
It is masculine. The article shortens to « l'avocat » for both genders, but you say un avocat, not une avocat, and adjectives take the masculine form.
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