Is « hormone » masculine or feminine?
« hormone » is feminine. You say l'hormone.
Article forms
| With the definite article | l'hormone |
| With the indefinite article | une hormone |
| With the partitive article | de l'hormone |
Plural
The plural is hormones (les hormones). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
In a sentence
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Les hormones polluent le jugement.
Hormones impair one's judgment.
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Common questions
Is « hormone » masculine or feminine?
« hormone » is feminine. You say l'hormone.
« l'hormone » hides the gender. Is « hormone » masculine or feminine?
It is feminine. The article shortens to « l'hormone » for both genders, but you say une hormone, not un hormone, and adjectives take the feminine form.
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