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.
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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