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.

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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