Is « oreiller » masculine or feminine?
« oreiller » is masculine. You say l'oreiller.
Article forms
| With the definite article | l'oreiller |
| With the indefinite article | un oreiller |
| With the partitive article | de l'oreiller |
Plural
The plural is oreillers (les oreillers). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
In a sentence
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Puis-je avoir un oreiller ?
Can I get a pillow? -
L'oreiller rose est propre.
The pink pillow is clean. -
Elle lui jeta un oreiller.
She threw a pillow at him.
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Common questions
Is « oreiller » masculine or feminine?
« oreiller » is masculine. You say l'oreiller.
« l'oreiller » hides the gender. Is « oreiller » masculine or feminine?
It is masculine. The article shortens to « l'oreiller » for both genders, but you say un oreiller, not une oreiller, and adjectives take the masculine form.
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