Is « enveloppe » masculine or feminine?
« enveloppe » is feminine. You say l'enveloppe.
Article forms
| With the definite article | l'enveloppe |
| With the indefinite article | une enveloppe |
| With the partitive article | de l'enveloppe |
Plural
The plural is enveloppes (les enveloppes). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
In a sentence
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J'ai déjà une enveloppe.
I already have an envelope. -
Il ouvrit l'enveloppe.
He opened the envelope. -
Tom ferma l’enveloppe.
Tom sealed the envelope.
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Common questions
Is « enveloppe » masculine or feminine?
« enveloppe » is feminine. You say l'enveloppe.
« l'enveloppe » hides the gender. Is « enveloppe » masculine or feminine?
It is feminine. The article shortens to « l'enveloppe » for both genders, but you say une enveloppe, not un enveloppe, and adjectives take the feminine form.
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