Is « insulte » masculine or feminine?

« insulte » is feminine. You say l'insulte.

Article forms

With the definite article l'insulte
With the indefinite article une insulte
With the partitive article de l'insulte

Plural

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

Common questions

Is « insulte » masculine or feminine?

« insulte » is feminine. You say l'insulte.

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

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


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