Is « arme » masculine or feminine?

« arme » is feminine. You say l'arme.

Article forms

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

Plural

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

Common questions

Is « arme » masculine or feminine?

« arme » is feminine. You say l'arme.

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

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


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