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.

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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