Is « orphelinat » masculine or feminine?
« orphelinat » is masculine. You say l'orphelinat.
Article forms
| With the definite article | l'orphelinat |
| With the indefinite article | un orphelinat |
| With the partitive article | de l'orphelinat |
Plural
The plural is orphelinats (les orphelinats). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
In a sentence
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Où est l'orphelinat ?
Where's the orphanage? -
Sami a envoyé un don à l'orphelinat.
Sami sent a donation to the orphanage. -
Sami a donné l'argent à un orphelinat.
Sami donated the money to an orphanage.
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Common questions
Is « orphelinat » masculine or feminine?
« orphelinat » is masculine. You say l'orphelinat.
« l'orphelinat » hides the gender. Is « orphelinat » masculine or feminine?
It is masculine. The article shortens to « l'orphelinat » for both genders, but you say un orphelinat, not une orphelinat, and adjectives take the masculine form.
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