Is « attentat » masculine or feminine?
« attentat » is masculine. You say l'attentat.
Article forms
| With the definite article | l'attentat |
| With the indefinite article | un attentat |
| With the partitive article | de l'attentat |
Plural
The plural is attentats (les attentats). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
In a sentence
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L'attentat a été déjoué.
The attack was foiled. -
Où étiez-vous lors de l'attentat ?
Where were you during the attack? -
Il y a eu un attentat contre le président.
There was an attempt on the president's life.
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Common questions
Is « attentat » masculine or feminine?
« attentat » is masculine. You say l'attentat.
« l'attentat » hides the gender. Is « attentat » masculine or feminine?
It is masculine. The article shortens to « l'attentat » for both genders, but you say un attentat, not une attentat, and adjectives take the masculine form.
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