Is « carte » masculine or feminine?
« carte » is feminine. You say la carte.
In English, « carte » means card; map; menu.
Article forms
| With the definite article | la carte |
| With the indefinite article | une carte |
| With the partitive article | de la carte |
Plural
The plural is cartes (les cartes). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
In a sentence
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J'ai une carte.
I have a map. -
Repliez la carte.
Fold up the map. -
J'ai ici la carte.
Here I have the map.
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Common questions
Is « carte » masculine or feminine?
« carte » is feminine. You say la carte.
Is it « le carte » or « la carte »?
It is « la carte ». « le carte » is incorrect.
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