Is « voile » masculine or feminine?

« voile » works as both masculine and feminine. You will see un voile and une voile, with the article carrying the meaning or agreeing with the person described.

Article forms

With the definite article le voile / la voile
With the indefinite article un voile / une voile
With the partitive article du voile / de la voile

Plural

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

Common questions

Is « voile » masculine or feminine?

« voile » works as both. You will see un voile and une voile, with the article carrying the meaning or agreeing with the person being described.

Is it « un voile » or « une voile »?

Both are correct. Use the masculine or the feminine depending on the sense or the person.


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