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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