Is « délai » masculine or feminine?
« délai » is masculine. You say le délai.
Article forms
| With the definite article | le délai |
| With the indefinite article | un délai |
| With the partitive article | du délai |
Plural
The plural is délais (les délais). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
In a sentence
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J'ai obtenu un délai.
I have gotten a respite. -
Peux-tu tenir le délai ?
Can you make the deadline? -
Quel en est le délai ?
What is the delay?
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Common questions
Is « délai » masculine or feminine?
« délai » is masculine. You say le délai.
Is it « la délai » or « le délai »?
It is « le délai ». « la délai » is incorrect.
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