Is « communiste » masculine or feminine?

« communiste » works as both masculine and feminine. You will see un communiste and une communiste, with the article carrying the meaning or agreeing with the person described.

Article forms

With the definite article le communiste / la communiste
With the indefinite article un communiste / une communiste
With the partitive article du communiste / de la communiste

Plural

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

Common questions

Is « communiste » masculine or feminine?

« communiste » works as both. You will see un communiste and une communiste, with the article carrying the meaning or agreeing with the person being described.

Is it « un communiste » or « une communiste »?

Both are correct. Use the masculine or the feminine depending on the sense or the person.


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