Is « achat » masculine or feminine?
« achat » is masculine. You say l'achat.
Article forms
| With the definite article | l'achat |
| With the indefinite article | un achat |
| With the partitive article | de l'achat |
Plural
The plural is achats (les achats). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
In a sentence
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Je fais des achats.
I am going shopping. -
C'était un achat impulsif.
It was an impulse buy. -
Elle adore faire des achats.
She loves shopping.
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Common questions
Is « achat » masculine or feminine?
« achat » is masculine. You say l'achat.
« l'achat » hides the gender. Is « achat » masculine or feminine?
It is masculine. The article shortens to « l'achat » for both genders, but you say un achat, not une achat, and adjectives take the masculine form.
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