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.
In a sentence
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J'ai fait l'innocent.
I played dumb. -
J'ai joué l'innocent.
I played innocent. -
Ne fais pas l'innocent !
Don't play innocent.
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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.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.