Is « exemple » masculine or feminine?
« exemple » is masculine. You say l'exemple.
Article forms
| With the definite article | l'exemple |
| With the indefinite article | un exemple |
| With the partitive article | de l'exemple |
Plural
The plural is exemples (les exemples). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Common questions
Is « exemple » masculine or feminine?
« exemple » is masculine. You say l'exemple.
« l'exemple » hides the gender. Is « exemple » masculine or feminine?
It is masculine. The article shortens to « l'exemple » for both genders, but you say un exemple, not une exemple, and adjectives take the masculine form.
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