Is « extra » masculine or feminine?

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

Article forms

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

Plural

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

Common questions

Is « extra » masculine or feminine?

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

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

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


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