Is « home » masculine or feminine?

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

Article forms

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

Plural

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

Common questions

Is « home » masculine or feminine?

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

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

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


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