Is « envoi » masculine or feminine?
« envoi » is masculine. You say l'envoi.
Article forms
| With the definite article | l'envoi |
| With the indefinite article | un envoi |
| With the partitive article | de l'envoi |
Plural
The plural is envois (les envois). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
In a sentence
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L'envoi mentionné ci-dessus a été dûment remis.
The above-mentioned mail item has been duly delivered. -
Comment puis-je annuler l'envoi d'un courriel ?
How can I unsend an email? -
L'envoi de ces lettres ne prendra guère de temps.
The sending of these letters won't take long.
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Common questions
Is « envoi » masculine or feminine?
« envoi » is masculine. You say l'envoi.
« l'envoi » hides the gender. Is « envoi » masculine or feminine?
It is masculine. The article shortens to « l'envoi » for both genders, but you say un envoi, not une envoi, and adjectives take the masculine form.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.