Why is "arrivé" femine?

Joanne H.B1Kwiziq community member

For the below sentence, is it not the baby (masculine) the subject to the verb arriving? Why is it conjugated in the feminine form? - c'est-à-dire que nous sommes dans la dernière ligne droite avant l'arrivée tant attendue de notre premier enfant

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This question relates to:French dictation exercise "Waiting for baby..."

Dictation exercise B1

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Joanne H.B1Kwiziq community memberCorrect answer

Just found out the answer to my question, thought I'd share: in the above, "l'arrivée" is the feminine noun "the arrival" and not the verb "arriver" conjugated. Thus, "attendue" is in feminine form to accord to the n.f. of "arrivée"

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