Is « attrape » masculine or feminine?

« attrape » is feminine. You say l'attrape.

Article forms

With the definite article l'attrape
With the indefinite article une attrape
With the partitive article de l'attrape

Plural

The plural is attrapes (les attrapes). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.

Common questions

Is « attrape » masculine or feminine?

« attrape » is feminine. You say l'attrape.

« l'attrape » hides the gender. Is « attrape » masculine or feminine?

It is feminine. The article shortens to « l'attrape » for both genders, but you say une attrape, not un attrape, and adjectives take the feminine form.


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