Is « passé » masculine or feminine?
« passé » is masculine. You say le passé.
In English, « passé » means the past.
Article forms
| With the definite article | le passé |
| With the indefinite article | un passé |
| With the partitive article | du passé |
Plural
The plural is passés (les passés). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
In a sentence
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C'est du passé.
It's water under the bridge. -
Oublions le passé.
Let bygones be bygones. -
Oublie le passé !
Forget the past!
Example sentences from Tatoeba, used under CC BY 2.0 FR. Each links to its source sentence.
Common questions
Is « passé » masculine or feminine?
« passé » is masculine. You say le passé.
Is it « la passé » or « le passé »?
It is « le passé ». « la passé » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.