Is « outil » masculine or feminine?
« outil » is masculine. You say l'outil.
Article forms
| With the definite article | l'outil |
| With the indefinite article | un outil |
| With the partitive article | de l'outil |
Plural
The plural is outils (les outils). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Common questions
Is « outil » masculine or feminine?
« outil » is masculine. You say l'outil.
« l'outil » hides the gender. Is « outil » masculine or feminine?
It is masculine. The article shortens to « l'outil » for both genders, but you say un outil, not une outil, and adjectives take the masculine form.
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