Is « contraire » masculine or feminine?
« contraire » is masculine. You say le contraire.
Article forms
| With the definite article | le contraire |
| With the indefinite article | un contraire |
| With the partitive article | du contraire |
Plural
The plural is contraires (les contraires). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
In a sentence
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Il fit le contraire.
He did the opposite. -
C'est tout le contraire.
It's just the opposite. -
Le contraire est aussi vrai.
The opposite is also true.
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Common questions
Is « contraire » masculine or feminine?
« contraire » is masculine. You say le contraire.
Is it « la contraire » or « le contraire »?
It is « le contraire ». « la contraire » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.