Is « élite » masculine or feminine?
« élite » is feminine. You say l'élite.
Article forms
| With the definite article | l'élite |
| With the indefinite article | une élite |
| With the partitive article | de l'élite |
Plural
The plural is élites (les élites). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Common questions
Is « élite » masculine or feminine?
« élite » is feminine. You say l'élite.
« l'élite » hides the gender. Is « élite » masculine or feminine?
It is feminine. The article shortens to « l'élite » for both genders, but you say une élite, not un élite, and adjectives take the feminine form.
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