Is « ensemble » masculine or feminine?

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

Article forms

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

Plural

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

Common questions

Is « ensemble » masculine or feminine?

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

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

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


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