Is « usine » masculine or feminine?
« usine » is feminine. You say l'usine.
Article forms
| With the definite article | l'usine |
| With the indefinite article | une usine |
| With the partitive article | de l'usine |
Plural
The plural is usines (les usines). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
In a sentence
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Je possède des usines.
I have plants. -
Mon père travaille à l'usine.
My father works in a factory. -
Il travaille dans une usine.
He works in a factory.
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Common questions
Is « usine » masculine or feminine?
« usine » is feminine. You say l'usine.
« l'usine » hides the gender. Is « usine » masculine or feminine?
It is feminine. The article shortens to « l'usine » for both genders, but you say une usine, not un usine, and adjectives take the feminine form.
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