Is « humour » masculine or feminine?
« humour » is masculine. You say l'humour.
Article forms
| With the definite article | l'humour |
| With the indefinite article | un humour |
| With the partitive article | de l'humour |
Plural
The plural is humours (les humours). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
In a sentence
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Tu as de l'humour.
You have a sense of humor. -
Il a de l'humour.
He has a sense of humour. -
Tu aimes l'humour noir ?
Do you enjoy black humour?
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Common questions
Is « humour » masculine or feminine?
« humour » is masculine. You say l'humour.
« l'humour » hides the gender. Is « humour » masculine or feminine?
It is masculine. The article shortens to « l'humour » for both genders, but you say un humour, not une humour, and adjectives take the masculine form.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.