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.
In a sentence
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Joues-tu dans un ensemble ?
Do you play in a band? -
Ça affecte l'ensemble d'entre nous.
It affects all of us. -
Un atlas est un ensemble de cartes.
An atlas is a set of maps.
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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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