Is « enfer » masculine or feminine?

« enfer » is masculine. You say l'enfer.

Article forms

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

Plural

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

Common questions

Is « enfer » masculine or feminine?

« enfer » is masculine. You say l'enfer.

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

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


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