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.

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.


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