Is « ongle » masculine or feminine?
« ongle » is masculine. You say l'ongle.
Article forms
| With the definite article | l'ongle |
| With the indefinite article | un ongle |
| With the partitive article | de l'ongle |
Plural
The plural is ongles (les ongles). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
In a sentence
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J'ai un ongle cassé.
I have a broken nail. -
Coupe-toi les ongles.
Clip your nails. -
Tom se ronge les ongles.
Tom is biting his nails.
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Common questions
Is « ongle » masculine or feminine?
« ongle » is masculine. You say l'ongle.
« l'ongle » hides the gender. Is « ongle » masculine or feminine?
It is masculine. The article shortens to « l'ongle » for both genders, but you say un ongle, not une ongle, and adjectives take the masculine form.
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