Is « aube » masculine or feminine?

« aube » is feminine. You say l'aube.

Article forms

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

Plural

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

Common questions

Is « aube » masculine or feminine?

« aube » is feminine. You say l'aube.

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

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


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