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.
In a sentence
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Tom a pris l'appât.
Tom took the bait. -
Ne mords pas à l'appât.
Don't take the bait. -
Il n'a pas mordu à l'appât.
He didn't take the bait.
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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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