Is « habitant » masculine or feminine?
« habitant » is masculine. You say l'habitant.
Article forms
| With the definite article | l'habitant |
| With the indefinite article | un habitant |
| With the partitive article | de l'habitant |
Plural
The plural is habitants (les habitants). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Common questions
Is « habitant » masculine or feminine?
« habitant » is masculine. You say l'habitant.
« l'habitant » hides the gender. Is « habitant » masculine or feminine?
It is masculine. The article shortens to « l'habitant » for both genders, but you say un habitant, not une habitant, and adjectives take the masculine form.
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