Is « comte » masculine or feminine?

« comte » is masculine. You say le comte.

Article forms

With the definite article le comte
With the indefinite article un comte
With the partitive article du comte

Plural

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

In a sentence

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Common questions

Is « comte » masculine or feminine?

« comte » is masculine. You say le comte.

Is it « la comte » or « le comte »?

It is « le comte ». « la comte » is incorrect.


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