Is « examen » masculine or feminine?

« examen » is masculine. You say l'examen.

Article forms

With the definite article l'examen
With the indefinite article un examen
With the partitive article de l'examen

Plural

The plural is examens (les examens). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.

Common questions

Is « examen » masculine or feminine?

« examen » is masculine. You say l'examen.

« l'examen » hides the gender. Is « examen » masculine or feminine?

It is masculine. The article shortens to « l'examen » for both genders, but you say un examen, not une examen, and adjectives take the masculine form.


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