Is « alternative » masculine or feminine?
« alternative » is feminine. You say l'alternative.
Article forms
| With the definite article | l'alternative |
| With the indefinite article | une alternative |
| With the partitive article | de l'alternative |
Plural
The plural is alternatives (les alternatives). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
In a sentence
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Il y a une alternative.
There is an alternative. -
Quelle est l'alternative ?
What's the alternative? -
Une alternative est possible.
An alternative is possible.
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Common questions
Is « alternative » masculine or feminine?
« alternative » is feminine. You say l'alternative.
« l'alternative » hides the gender. Is « alternative » masculine or feminine?
It is feminine. The article shortens to « l'alternative » for both genders, but you say une alternative, not un alternative, and adjectives take the feminine form.
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