Is « esprit » masculine or feminine?
« esprit » is masculine. You say l'esprit.
In English, « esprit » means mind; spirit; wit.
Article forms
| With the definite article | l'esprit |
| With the indefinite article | un esprit |
| With the partitive article | de l'esprit |
Plural
The plural is esprits (les esprits). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
In a sentence
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Il a l'esprit vif.
He's quick-witted. -
Es-tu un esprit ?
Are you a ghost? -
Je perds l’esprit.
I lose my mind.
Example sentences from Tatoeba, used under CC BY 2.0 FR. Each links to its source sentence.
Common questions
Is « esprit » masculine or feminine?
« esprit » is masculine. You say l'esprit.
« l'esprit » hides the gender. Is « esprit » masculine or feminine?
It is masculine. The article shortens to « l'esprit » for both genders, but you say un esprit, not une esprit, and adjectives take the masculine form.
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