Is « acte » masculine or feminine?
« acte » is masculine. You say l'acte.
Article forms
| With the definite article | l'acte |
| With the indefinite article | un acte |
| With the partitive article | de l'acte |
Plural
The plural is actes (les actes). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
In a sentence
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Des actes, pas des mots.
Actions, not words. -
Nous exigeons des actes.
We demand action. -
Ce fut un acte de courage.
It was an act of courage.
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Common questions
Is « acte » masculine or feminine?
« acte » is masculine. You say l'acte.
« l'acte » hides the gender. Is « acte » masculine or feminine?
It is masculine. The article shortens to « l'acte » for both genders, but you say un acte, not une acte, and adjectives take the masculine form.
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