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.

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.


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