Is « expert » masculine or feminine?

« expert » is masculine. You say l'expert.

Article forms

With the definite article l'expert
With the indefinite article un expert
With the partitive article de l'expert

Plural

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

Common questions

Is « expert » masculine or feminine?

« expert » is masculine. You say l'expert.

« l'expert » hides the gender. Is « expert » masculine or feminine?

It is masculine. The article shortens to « l'expert » for both genders, but you say un expert, not une expert, and adjectives take the masculine form.


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