Is « ami » masculine or feminine?
« ami » is masculine. You say l'ami.
In English, « ami » means friend.
Article forms
| With the definite article | l'ami |
| With the indefinite article | un ami |
| With the partitive article | de l'ami |
Plural
The plural is amis (les amis). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
In a sentence
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Je suis un ami.
I'm a friend. -
Je veux un ami.
I want a friend. -
Tom est un ami.
Tom is a friend.
Example sentences from Tatoeba, used under CC BY 2.0 FR. Each links to its source sentence.
Common questions
Is « ami » masculine or feminine?
« ami » is masculine. You say l'ami.
« l'ami » hides the gender. Is « ami » masculine or feminine?
It is masculine. The article shortens to « l'ami » for both genders, but you say un ami, not une ami, and adjectives take the masculine form.
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