Is « état » masculine or feminine?
« état » is masculine. You say l'état.
In English, « état » means state, condition; (capitalized) the State.
Article forms
| With the definite article | l'état |
| With the indefinite article | un état |
| With the partitive article | de l'état |
Plural
The plural is états (les états). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
In a sentence
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L'État c'est moi !
I am the State! -
Est-ce un État ?
Is it a state? -
L'état de Tom a empiré.
Tom's condition has worsened.
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Common questions
Is « état » masculine or feminine?
« état » is masculine. You say l'état.
« l'état » hides the gender. Is « état » masculine or feminine?
It is masculine. The article shortens to « l'état » for both genders, but you say un état, not une état, and adjectives take the masculine form.
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