Is « amende » masculine or feminine?

« amende » is feminine. You say l'amende.

Article forms

With the definite article l'amende
With the indefinite article une amende
With the partitive article de l'amende

Plural

The plural is amendes (les amendes). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.

Common questions

Is « amende » masculine or feminine?

« amende » is feminine. You say l'amende.

« l'amende » hides the gender. Is « amende » masculine or feminine?

It is feminine. The article shortens to « l'amende » for both genders, but you say une amende, not un amende, and adjectives take the feminine form.


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