Is « impasse » masculine or feminine?
« impasse » is feminine. You say l'impasse.
Article forms
| With the definite article | l'impasse |
| With the indefinite article | une impasse |
| With the partitive article | de l'impasse |
Plural
The plural is impasses (les impasses). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
In a sentence
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C'est une impasse.
It's stalemate. -
C'était une impasse.
It was a standoff. -
Ils sont dans l'impasse.
They have reached a deadlock.
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Common questions
Is « impasse » masculine or feminine?
« impasse » is feminine. You say l'impasse.
« l'impasse » hides the gender. Is « impasse » masculine or feminine?
It is feminine. The article shortens to « l'impasse » for both genders, but you say une impasse, not un impasse, and adjectives take the feminine form.
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