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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