Is « allemand » masculine or feminine?

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

Article forms

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

Plural

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

In a sentence

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Common questions

Is « allemand » masculine or feminine?

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

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

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

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