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