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