Is « humeur » masculine or feminine?
« humeur » is feminine. You say l'humeur.
Article forms
| With the definite article | l'humeur |
| With the indefinite article | une humeur |
| With the partitive article | de l'humeur |
Plural
The plural is humeurs (les humeurs). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
In a sentence
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Il tenta d'égayer l'humeur.
He tried to lighten the mood. -
L'humeur de Tom a changé.
Tom's mood has changed. -
L'humeur de William s'est amélioré.
William was in a better mood.
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Common questions
Is « humeur » masculine or feminine?
« humeur » is feminine. You say l'humeur.
« l'humeur » hides the gender. Is « humeur » masculine or feminine?
It is feminine. The article shortens to « l'humeur » for both genders, but you say une humeur, not un humeur, and adjectives take the feminine form.
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