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