Is « arche » masculine or feminine?
« arche » is feminine. You say l'arche.
Article forms
| With the definite article | l'arche |
| With the indefinite article | une arche |
| With the partitive article | de l'arche |
Plural
The plural is arches (les arches). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Common questions
Is « arche » masculine or feminine?
« arche » is feminine. You say l'arche.
« l'arche » hides the gender. Is « arche » masculine or feminine?
It is feminine. The article shortens to « l'arche » for both genders, but you say une arche, not un arche, and adjectives take the feminine form.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.