Is « impact » masculine or feminine?

« impact » is masculine. You say l'impact.

Article forms

With the definite article l'impact
With the indefinite article un impact
With the partitive article de l'impact

Plural

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

Common questions

Is « impact » masculine or feminine?

« impact » is masculine. You say l'impact.

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

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


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