Is « espion » masculine or feminine?
« espion » is masculine. You say l'espion.
Article forms
| With the definite article | l'espion |
| With the indefinite article | un espion |
| With the partitive article | de l'espion |
Plural
The plural is espions (les espions). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
In a sentence
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Tom est un espion.
Tom is a spy. -
Je suis un espion.
I'm a spy. -
C'est un espion.
He's a spy.
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Common questions
Is « espion » masculine or feminine?
« espion » is masculine. You say l'espion.
« l'espion » hides the gender. Is « espion » masculine or feminine?
It is masculine. The article shortens to « l'espion » for both genders, but you say un espion, not une espion, and adjectives take the masculine form.
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