Is « appât » masculine or feminine?

« appât » is masculine. You say l'appât.

Article forms

With the definite article l'appât
With the indefinite article un appât
With the partitive article de l'appât

Plural

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

Common questions

Is « appât » masculine or feminine?

« appât » is masculine. You say l'appât.

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

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


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