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.

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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