Is « amant » masculine or feminine?
« amant » is masculine. You say l'amant.
Article forms
| With the definite article | l'amant |
| With the indefinite article | un amant |
| With the partitive article | de l'amant |
Plural
The plural is amants (les amants). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
In a sentence
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As-tu un amant ?
Do you have a lover? -
Les amants sont insensés.
Lovers are demented. -
Je suis l’amant des langues.
I am the language lover.
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Common questions
Is « amant » masculine or feminine?
« amant » is masculine. You say l'amant.
« l'amant » hides the gender. Is « amant » masculine or feminine?
It is masculine. The article shortens to « l'amant » for both genders, but you say un amant, not une amant, and adjectives take the masculine form.
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