Is « idole » masculine or feminine?

« idole » is feminine. You say l'idole.

Article forms

With the definite article l'idole
With the indefinite article une idole
With the partitive article de l'idole

Plural

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

Common questions

Is « idole » masculine or feminine?

« idole » is feminine. You say l'idole.

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

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


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