Is « e » masculine or feminine?

« e » is masculine. You say l'e.

Article forms

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

Plural

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

Common questions

Is « e » masculine or feminine?

« e » is masculine. You say l'e.

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

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


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