Is « attaque » masculine or feminine?
« attaque » is feminine. You say l'attaque.
In English, « attaque » means attack; (medical) stroke, fit.
Article forms
| With the definite article | l'attaque |
| With the indefinite article | une attaque |
| With the partitive article | de l'attaque |
Plural
The plural is attaques (les attaques). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
In a sentence
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Tom a mené l'attaque.
Tom led the attack. -
J'ai eu une attaque.
I had a seizure. -
J'ai mené l'attaque.
I led the attack.
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Common questions
Is « attaque » masculine or feminine?
« attaque » is feminine. You say l'attaque.
« l'attaque » hides the gender. Is « attaque » masculine or feminine?
It is feminine. The article shortens to « l'attaque » for both genders, but you say une attaque, not un attaque, and adjectives take the feminine form.
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