Is « opinion » masculine or feminine?

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

Article forms

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

Plural

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

Common questions

Is « opinion » masculine or feminine?

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

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

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


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