Is « impossible » masculine or feminine?
« impossible » is masculine. You say l'impossible.
Article forms
| With the definite article | l'impossible |
| With the indefinite article | un impossible |
| With the partitive article | de l'impossible |
Plural
The plural is impossibles (les impossibles). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
In a sentence
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Elle demande l'impossible.
She's asking for the impossible. -
Tu demandes l'impossible.
You're asking for the impossible. -
Tu me demandes l'impossible.
You ask me to do the impossible.
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Common questions
Is « impossible » masculine or feminine?
« impossible » is masculine. You say l'impossible.
« l'impossible » hides the gender. Is « impossible » masculine or feminine?
It is masculine. The article shortens to « l'impossible » for both genders, but you say un impossible, not une impossible, and adjectives take the masculine form.
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