Is « hôte » masculine or feminine?
« hôte » is masculine. You say l'hôte.
Article forms
| With the definite article | l'hôte |
| With the indefinite article | un hôte |
| With the partitive article | de l'hôte |
Plural
The plural is hôtes (les hôtes). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
In a sentence
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Les hôtes acceptent.
The guests agree. -
Les hôtes écoutèrent un certain nombre de discours.
The guests listened to a number of speeches. -
Il remercia l'hôte pour la très divertissante fête.
He thanked the host for the very enjoyable party.
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Common questions
Is « hôte » masculine or feminine?
« hôte » is masculine. You say l'hôte.
« l'hôte » hides the gender. Is « hôte » masculine or feminine?
It is masculine. The article shortens to « l'hôte » for both genders, but you say un hôte, not une hôte, and adjectives take the masculine form.
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