Is « poignet » masculine or feminine?
« poignet » is masculine. You say le poignet.
Article forms
| With the definite article | le poignet |
| With the indefinite article | un poignet |
| With the partitive article | du poignet |
Plural
The plural is poignets (les poignets). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
In a sentence
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Tom s'est ouvert les poignets.
Tom slashed his wrists. -
Je me suis cassé le poignet.
I have a broken wrist. -
Tom s'est fracturé le poignet.
Tom fractured his wrist.
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Common questions
Is « poignet » masculine or feminine?
« poignet » is masculine. You say le poignet.
Is it « la poignet » or « le poignet »?
It is « le poignet ». « la poignet » is incorrect.
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