Is « entretien » masculine or feminine?
« entretien » is masculine. You say l'entretien.
Article forms
| With the definite article | l'entretien |
| With the indefinite article | un entretien |
| With the partitive article | de l'entretien |
Plural
The plural is entretiens (les entretiens). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
In a sentence
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L'entretien est terminé.
This interview is over. -
Il a décliné l'entretien.
He declined to be interviewed. -
Je déteste les entretiens.
I hate interviews.
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Common questions
Is « entretien » masculine or feminine?
« entretien » is masculine. You say l'entretien.
« l'entretien » hides the gender. Is « entretien » masculine or feminine?
It is masculine. The article shortens to « l'entretien » for both genders, but you say un entretien, not une entretien, and adjectives take the masculine form.
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