Is « short » masculine or feminine?
« short » is masculine. You say le short.
Article forms
| With the definite article | le short |
| With the indefinite article | un short |
| With the partitive article | du short |
Plural
The plural is shorts (les shorts). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
In a sentence
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Je porte des shorts tout le temps.
I wear shorts all the time. -
Il fait encore trop froid pour porter un short.
It's still too cold to wear shorts. -
Quand tu portes un short camo, quelle couleur de t-shirt tu prends avec ?
When you wear camo shorts, what colour t-shirt goes with that?
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Common questions
Is « short » masculine or feminine?
« short » is masculine. You say le short.
Is it « la short » or « le short »?
It is « le short ». « la short » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.