Is « renard » masculine or feminine?
« renard » is masculine. You say le renard.
Article forms
| With the definite article | le renard |
| With the indefinite article | un renard |
| With the partitive article | du renard |
Plural
The plural is renards (les renards). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
In a sentence
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Un renard arriva.
A fox came along. -
C'est un renard.
It's a fox. -
Est-ce un renard ?
Is it a fox?
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Common questions
Is « renard » masculine or feminine?
« renard » is masculine. You say le renard.
Is it « la renard » or « le renard »?
It is « le renard ». « la renard » is incorrect.
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