Is « yacht » masculine or feminine?
« yacht » is masculine. You say l'yacht.
Article forms
| With the definite article | l'yacht |
| With the indefinite article | un yacht |
| With the partitive article | de l'yacht |
Plural
The plural is yachts (les yachts). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
In a sentence
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Un yacht blanc naviguait sur la mer.
A white yacht was sailing over the sea. -
J'aimerais bien affréter un yacht.
I would like to charter a yacht. -
Tom ne peut pas se payer un yacht.
Tom can't afford a yacht.
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Common questions
Is « yacht » masculine or feminine?
« yacht » is masculine. You say l'yacht.
« l'yacht » hides the gender. Is « yacht » masculine or feminine?
It is masculine. The article shortens to « l'yacht » for both genders, but you say un yacht, not une yacht, and adjectives take the masculine form.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.