Is « alibi » masculine or feminine?

« alibi » is masculine. You say l'alibi.

Article forms

With the definite article l'alibi
With the indefinite article un alibi
With the partitive article de l'alibi

Plural

The plural is alibis (les alibis). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.

Common questions

Is « alibi » masculine or feminine?

« alibi » is masculine. You say l'alibi.

« l'alibi » hides the gender. Is « alibi » masculine or feminine?

It is masculine. The article shortens to « l'alibi » for both genders, but you say un alibi, not une alibi, and adjectives take the masculine form.


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