Is « effet » masculine or feminine?
« effet » is masculine. You say l'effet.
In English, « effet » means effect.
Article forms
| With the definite article | l'effet |
| With the indefinite article | un effet |
| With the partitive article | de l'effet |
Plural
The plural is effets (les effets). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
In a sentence
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L'effet fut immédiat.
The effect was immediate. -
Chaque erreur a un effet.
Every mistake has an effect. -
Les effets sont réversibles.
The effects are reversible.
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Common questions
Is « effet » masculine or feminine?
« effet » is masculine. You say l'effet.
« l'effet » hides the gender. Is « effet » masculine or feminine?
It is masculine. The article shortens to « l'effet » for both genders, but you say un effet, not une effet, and adjectives take the masculine form.
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