Is « passe » masculine or feminine?
« passe » works as both masculine and feminine. You will see un passe and une passe, with the article carrying the meaning or agreeing with the person described.
Article forms
| With the definite article | le passe / la passe |
| With the indefinite article | un passe / une passe |
| With the partitive article | du passe / de la passe |
Plural
The plural is passes (les passes). 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 « passe » masculine or feminine?
« passe » works as both. You will see un passe and une passe, with the article carrying the meaning or agreeing with the person being described.
Is it « un passe » or « une passe »?
Both are correct. Use the masculine or the feminine depending on the sense or the person.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.