Is « oignon » masculine or feminine?
« oignon » is masculine. You say l'oignon.
Article forms
| With the definite article | l'oignon |
| With the indefinite article | un oignon |
| With the partitive article | de l'oignon |
Plural
The plural is oignons (les oignons). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
In a sentence
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Ajoutez l'oignon.
Add the onion. -
J'adore les oignons !
I love onions! -
Tom déteste les oignons.
Tom hates onions.
Example sentences from Tatoeba, used under CC BY 2.0 FR. Each links to its source sentence.
Common questions
Is « oignon » masculine or feminine?
« oignon » is masculine. You say l'oignon.
« l'oignon » hides the gender. Is « oignon » masculine or feminine?
It is masculine. The article shortens to « l'oignon » for both genders, but you say un oignon, not une oignon, and adjectives take the masculine form.
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