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