Is « arnaque » masculine or feminine?

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

Article forms

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

Plural

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

Common questions

Is « arnaque » masculine or feminine?

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

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

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


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