Is « arc » masculine or feminine?
« arc » is masculine. You say l'arc.
Article forms
| With the definite article | l'arc |
| With the indefinite article | un arc |
| With the partitive article | de l'arc |
Plural
The plural is arcs (les arcs). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
In a sentence
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J'ai vu un arc dans mon rêve.
I saw a bow in my dream. -
Un arc est inutile sans flèches.
A bow is no use without arrows. -
Un arc n'est rien sans flèches.
A bow is nothing without arrows.
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Common questions
Is « arc » masculine or feminine?
« arc » is masculine. You say l'arc.
« l'arc » hides the gender. Is « arc » masculine or feminine?
It is masculine. The article shortens to « l'arc » for both genders, but you say un arc, not une arc, and adjectives take the masculine form.
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