Is « slip » masculine or feminine?
« slip » is masculine. You say le slip.
Article forms
| With the definite article | le slip |
| With the indefinite article | un slip |
| With the partitive article | du slip |
Plural
The plural is slips (les slips). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
In a sentence
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Tu peux y miser ton slip.
You can bet your boots on that. -
Ne pète pas dans ce slip ! Tu ne l'as pas encore acheté.
Don't fart in those pants! You haven't purchased them yet.
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Common questions
Is « slip » masculine or feminine?
« slip » is masculine. You say le slip.
Is it « la slip » or « le slip »?
It is « le slip ». « la slip » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.