Is « insecte » masculine or feminine?
« insecte » is masculine. You say l'insecte.
Article forms
| With the definite article | l'insecte |
| With the indefinite article | un insecte |
| With the partitive article | de l'insecte |
Plural
The plural is insectes (les insectes). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Common questions
Is « insecte » masculine or feminine?
« insecte » is masculine. You say l'insecte.
« l'insecte » hides the gender. Is « insecte » masculine or feminine?
It is masculine. The article shortens to « l'insecte » for both genders, but you say un insecte, not une insecte, and adjectives take the masculine form.
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