Is « ennui » masculine or feminine?
« ennui » is masculine. You say l'ennui.
Article forms
| With the definite article | l'ennui |
| With the indefinite article | un ennui |
| With the partitive article | de l'ennui |
Plural
The plural is ennuis (les ennuis). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Common questions
Is « ennui » masculine or feminine?
« ennui » is masculine. You say l'ennui.
« l'ennui » hides the gender. Is « ennui » masculine or feminine?
It is masculine. The article shortens to « l'ennui » for both genders, but you say un ennui, not une ennui, and adjectives take the masculine form.
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