Is « approche » masculine or feminine?

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

Article forms

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

Plural

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

Common questions

Is « approche » masculine or feminine?

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

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

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


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