Is « instrument » masculine or feminine?
« instrument » is masculine. You say l'instrument.
Article forms
| With the definite article | l'instrument |
| With the indefinite article | un instrument |
| With the partitive article | de l'instrument |
Plural
The plural is instruments (les instruments). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
instrument ends in
-ment. Nouns ending in
-ment are usually masculine,
so instrument follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
Related words
Other common nouns that end the same way:
Common questions
Is « instrument » masculine or feminine?
« instrument » is masculine. You say l'instrument.
« l'instrument » hides the gender. Is « instrument » masculine or feminine?
It is masculine. The article shortens to « l'instrument » for both genders, but you say un instrument, not une instrument, and adjectives take the masculine form.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.