Is « recul » masculine or feminine?
« recul » is masculine. You say le recul.
Article forms
| With the definite article | le recul |
| With the indefinite article | un recul |
| With the partitive article | du recul |
Plural
The plural is reculs (les reculs). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
In a sentence
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Tom a pris du recul.
Tom took a couple of steps back. -
Avec le recul, c'était une erreur.
In hindsight, this was a mistake. -
La vérité est toujours évidente avec du recul.
The truth is always obvious in hindsight.
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Common questions
Is « recul » masculine or feminine?
« recul » is masculine. You say le recul.
Is it « la recul » or « le recul »?
It is « le recul ». « la recul » is incorrect.
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