Is « oubli » masculine or feminine?
« oubli » is masculine. You say l'oubli.
Article forms
| With the definite article | l'oubli |
| With the indefinite article | un oubli |
| With the partitive article | de l'oubli |
Plural
The plural is oublis (les oublis). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
In a sentence
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Tom tomba dans l’oubli.
Tom fell into oblivion. -
C'était simplement un oubli.
It was simply an oversight. -
Nous ne sombrerons pas dans l'oubli.
We won't be forgotten.
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Common questions
Is « oubli » masculine or feminine?
« oubli » is masculine. You say l'oubli.
« l'oubli » hides the gender. Is « oubli » masculine or feminine?
It is masculine. The article shortens to « l'oubli » for both genders, but you say un oubli, not une oubli, and adjectives take the masculine form.
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