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.

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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