Is « yen » masculine or feminine?

« yen » is masculine. You say l'yen.

Article forms

With the definite article l'yen
With the indefinite article un yen
With the partitive article de l'yen

Plural

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

Common questions

Is « yen » masculine or feminine?

« yen » is masculine. You say l'yen.

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

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


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