Is « atout » masculine or feminine?
« atout » is masculine. You say l'atout.
Article forms
| With the definite article | l'atout |
| With the indefinite article | un atout |
| With the partitive article | de l'atout |
Plural
The plural is atouts (les atouts). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Common questions
Is « atout » masculine or feminine?
« atout » is masculine. You say l'atout.
« l'atout » hides the gender. Is « atout » masculine or feminine?
It is masculine. The article shortens to « l'atout » for both genders, but you say un atout, not une atout, and adjectives take the masculine form.
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