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