"Des" is an article in French that is used as the plural form of "un" (masculine) and "une" (feminine), so it does not have a gender itself. Instead, it indicates that the nouns it precedes are plural, and those nouns can be either masculine or feminine. For example, "des pommes" (feminine) and "des livres" (masculine) both use "des."
le paprika (masc.)
vegetable is translated "légume" (masc.) in French.un légume (masc.)
un beignet (masc.)
des bas (masc.)
'des cannellonis' (masc.)
a bird is 'un oiseau' (masc.), in French. The plural is 'des oiseaux.a bird is 'un oiseau' (masc.), plural 'des oiseaux' in French.
des ciseaux (masc., plural)
a clown is called 'un clown' (masc.) in French.a clown is called 'un clown' (masc.) in French.Same as in English
"sprouts" are called "des germes" (usually plural, masc.) in Frenchbean sprouts: des germes de haricot."Brussels sprouts" are "des choux de Bruxelles" (usually plural, masc.)
Poachers are 'des braconniers' (masc.) in French.
"Chaussure" for singular and "Chaussures" for plural
un ami (masc.), une amie (fem.)plural: des amis, des amies