Is « union » masculine or feminine?

« union » is feminine. You say l'union.

Article forms

With the definite article l'union
With the indefinite article une union
With the partitive article de l'union

Plural

The plural is unions (les unions). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.

Common questions

Is « union » masculine or feminine?

« union » is feminine. You say l'union.

« l'union » hides the gender. Is « union » masculine or feminine?

It is feminine. The article shortens to « l'union » for both genders, but you say une union, not un union, and adjectives take the feminine form.


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