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