Is « habit » masculine or feminine?

« habit » is masculine. You say l'habit.

Article forms

With the definite article l'habit
With the indefinite article un habit
With the partitive article de l'habit

Plural

The plural is habits (les habits). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.

Common questions

Is « habit » masculine or feminine?

« habit » is masculine. You say l'habit.

« l'habit » hides the gender. Is « habit » masculine or feminine?

It is masculine. The article shortens to « l'habit » for both genders, but you say un habit, not une habit, and adjectives take the masculine form.


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