Is « assassinat » masculine or feminine?
« assassinat » is masculine. You say l'assassinat.
Article forms
| With the definite article | l'assassinat |
| With the indefinite article | un assassinat |
| With the partitive article | de l'assassinat |
Plural
The plural is assassinats (les assassinats). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
In a sentence
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Elle hurla à l'assassinat.
She screamed bloody murder. -
Dan a été accusé d'avoir commis un assassinat.
Dan was accused of committing a murder. -
L'assassinat a fait les gros titres dans la ville.
The murder made headlines in the town.
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Common questions
Is « assassinat » masculine or feminine?
« assassinat » is masculine. You say l'assassinat.
« l'assassinat » hides the gender. Is « assassinat » masculine or feminine?
It is masculine. The article shortens to « l'assassinat » for both genders, but you say un assassinat, not une assassinat, and adjectives take the masculine form.
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