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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