Is « attente » masculine or feminine?
« attente » is feminine. You say l'attente.
Article forms
| With the definite article | l'attente |
| With the indefinite article | une attente |
| With the partitive article | de l'attente |
Plural
The plural is attentes (les attentes). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
In a sentence
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Le résultat a dépassé mes attentes.
The result exceeded my expectations. -
J'ai revu mes attentes à la baisse.
I've lowered my expectations. -
Les impressions créent des attentes.
Impressions create expectations.
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Common questions
Is « attente » masculine or feminine?
« attente » is feminine. You say l'attente.
« l'attente » hides the gender. Is « attente » masculine or feminine?
It is feminine. The article shortens to « l'attente » for both genders, but you say une attente, not un attente, and adjectives take the feminine form.
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