Is « associé » masculine or feminine?
« associé » is masculine. You say l'associé.
Article forms
| With the definite article | l'associé |
| With the indefinite article | un associé |
| With the partitive article | de l'associé |
Plural
The plural is associés (les associés). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
In a sentence
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Il prétend avoir été un associé d'affaires de mon père.
He claims to have been a business associate of my father. -
C'est mon associé.
He's my partner. -
Tu faisais confiance à ton associé.
You trusted your business partner.
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Common questions
Is « associé » masculine or feminine?
« associé » is masculine. You say l'associé.
« l'associé » hides the gender. Is « associé » masculine or feminine?
It is masculine. The article shortens to « l'associé » for both genders, but you say un associé, not une associé, and adjectives take the masculine form.
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