Is « amante » masculine or feminine?
« amante » is feminine. You say l'amante.
Article forms
| With the definite article | l'amante |
| With the indefinite article | une amante |
| With the partitive article | de l'amante |
Plural
The plural is amantes (les amantes). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Common questions
Is « amante » masculine or feminine?
« amante » is feminine. You say l'amante.
« l'amante » hides the gender. Is « amante » masculine or feminine?
It is feminine. The article shortens to « l'amante » for both genders, but you say une amante, not un amante, and adjectives take the feminine form.
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