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.

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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