Is « issue » masculine or feminine?

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

Article forms

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

Plural

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

Common questions

Is « issue » masculine or feminine?

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

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

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


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