Is « assaut » masculine or feminine?
« assaut » is masculine. You say l'assaut.
Article forms
| With the definite article | l'assaut |
| With the indefinite article | un assaut |
| With the partitive article | de l'assaut |
Plural
The plural is assauts (les assauts). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
In a sentence
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Nous n'étions pas préparés pour l'assaut.
We weren't prepared for the assault. -
Les défenseurs ont arrêté l'assaut des attaquants.
The defenders checked the onslaught by the attackers. -
L'Espagne est sous le choc de l'assaut du coronavirus.
Spain is reeling under the onslaught of the coronavirus.
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Common questions
Is « assaut » masculine or feminine?
« assaut » is masculine. You say l'assaut.
« l'assaut » hides the gender. Is « assaut » masculine or feminine?
It is masculine. The article shortens to « l'assaut » for both genders, but you say un assaut, not une assaut, and adjectives take the masculine form.
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