Is « alerte » masculine or feminine?
« alerte » is feminine. You say l'alerte.
Article forms
| With the definite article | l'alerte |
| With the indefinite article | une alerte |
| With the partitive article | de l'alerte |
Plural
The plural is alertes (les alertes). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
In a sentence
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L'alerte au tsunami a été levée.
The tsunami alert was cancelled. -
Les alertes furent assourdissantes.
The warnings were deafening. -
Il a été bâillonné avant de pouvoir donner l'alerte et attaché sur le lit.
He was gagged before he could give the alarm, and tied down upon the bed.
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Common questions
Is « alerte » masculine or feminine?
« alerte » is feminine. You say l'alerte.
« l'alerte » hides the gender. Is « alerte » masculine or feminine?
It is feminine. The article shortens to « l'alerte » for both genders, but you say une alerte, not un alerte, and adjectives take the feminine form.
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