Is « ennemi » masculine or feminine?

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

Article forms

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

Plural

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

Common questions

Is « ennemi » masculine or feminine?

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

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

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


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