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.

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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