Is « flacon » masculine or feminine?
« flacon » is masculine. You say le flacon.
Article forms
| With the definite article | le flacon |
| With the indefinite article | un flacon |
| With the partitive article | du flacon |
Plural
The plural is flacons (les flacons). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
In a sentence
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Qu'importe le flacon, pourvu qu'on ait l'ivresse.
Never mind the bottle, as long as we get drunk. -
Peu importe le flacon pourvu qu'on ait l'ivresse.
Do not look upon the vessel but upon that which it contains. -
Un flacon de shampooing coûte autant qu'un tube de dentifrice.
A bottle of shampoo costs as much as a tube of toothpaste.
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Common questions
Is « flacon » masculine or feminine?
« flacon » is masculine. You say le flacon.
Is it « la flacon » or « le flacon »?
It is « le flacon ». « la flacon » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.