Is « art » masculine or feminine?

« art » is masculine. You say l'art.

Article forms

With the definite article l'art
With the indefinite article un art
With the partitive article de l'art

Plural

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

Common questions

Is « art » masculine or feminine?

« art » is masculine. You say l'art.

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

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


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