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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