Is « odeur » masculine or feminine?
« odeur » is feminine. You say l'odeur.
Article forms
| With the definite article | l'odeur |
| With the indefinite article | une odeur |
| With the partitive article | de l'odeur |
Plural
The plural is odeurs (les odeurs). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
In a sentence
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On sait à l'odeur.
The nose knows. -
L'odeur est immonde.
The odor is vile. -
Ça a une odeur agréable.
It has a pleasant odor.
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Common questions
Is « odeur » masculine or feminine?
« odeur » is feminine. You say l'odeur.
« l'odeur » hides the gender. Is « odeur » masculine or feminine?
It is feminine. The article shortens to « l'odeur » for both genders, but you say une odeur, not un odeur, and adjectives take the feminine form.
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