Is « encre » masculine or feminine?
« encre » is feminine. You say l'encre.
Article forms
| With the definite article | l'encre |
| With the indefinite article | une encre |
| With the partitive article | de l'encre |
Plural
The plural is encres (les encres). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
In a sentence
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Écrivez à l'encre.
Write in ink. -
N'écris pas à l'encre.
Don't write in ink. -
Dois-je écrire à l'encre ?
Must I write in ink?
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Common questions
Is « encre » masculine or feminine?
« encre » is feminine. You say l'encre.
« l'encre » hides the gender. Is « encre » masculine or feminine?
It is feminine. The article shortens to « l'encre » for both genders, but you say une encre, not un encre, and adjectives take the feminine form.
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