Is « hôtel » masculine or feminine?
« hôtel » is masculine. You say l'hôtel.
In English, « hôtel » means hotel; grand town house.
Article forms
| With the definite article | l'hôtel |
| With the indefinite article | un hôtel |
| With the partitive article | de l'hôtel |
Plural
The plural is hôtels (les hôtels). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
In a sentence
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Je vis à l'hôtel.
I live in a hotel. -
Où est l'hôtel ?
Where is the hotel? -
Il y a un hôtel ici.
There's a hotel here.
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Common questions
Is « hôtel » masculine or feminine?
« hôtel » is masculine. You say l'hôtel.
« l'hôtel » hides the gender. Is « hôtel » masculine or feminine?
It is masculine. The article shortens to « l'hôtel » for both genders, but you say un hôtel, not une hôtel, and adjectives take the masculine form.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.