Is « innocent » masculine or feminine?

« innocent » is masculine. You say l'innocent.

Article forms

With the definite article l'innocent
With the indefinite article un innocent
With the partitive article de l'innocent

Plural

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

Common questions

Is « innocent » masculine or feminine?

« innocent » is masculine. You say l'innocent.

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

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


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