Is « are » masculine or feminine?

« are » is masculine. You say l'are.

Article forms

With the definite article l'are
With the indefinite article un are
With the partitive article de l'are

Plural

The plural is ares (les ares). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.

Common questions

Is « are » masculine or feminine?

« are » is masculine. You say l'are.

« l'are » hides the gender. Is « are » masculine or feminine?

It is masculine. The article shortens to « l'are » for both genders, but you say un are, not une are, and adjectives take the masculine form.


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