Is « doute » masculine or feminine?
« doute » is masculine. You say le doute.
In English, « doute » means doubt.
Article forms
| With the definite article | le doute |
| With the indefinite article | un doute |
| With the partitive article | du doute |
Plural
The plural is doutes (les doutes). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
In a sentence
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J'ai des doutes.
I have doubts. -
J'avais des doutes.
I had doubts. -
Il a encore des doutes.
He is still having doubts.
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Common questions
Is « doute » masculine or feminine?
« doute » is masculine. You say le doute.
Is it « la doute » or « le doute »?
It is « le doute ». « la doute » is incorrect.
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