Is « cape » masculine or feminine?
« cape » is feminine. You say la cape.
Article forms
| With the definite article | la cape |
| With the indefinite article | une cape |
| With the partitive article | de la cape |
Plural
The plural is capes (les capes). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
In a sentence
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Le duc portait une cape blanche.
The Duke wore a white cloak. -
Un garçon avec une cape, prétendant être Superman, a sauté d'un immeuble la nuit dernière.
A boy in a cape, pretending to be Superman, jumped off a building last night.
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Common questions
Is « cape » masculine or feminine?
« cape » is feminine. You say la cape.
Is it « le cape » or « la cape »?
It is « la cape ». « le cape » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.