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.
In a sentence
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Ignorez les insultes.
Ignore insults. -
Était-ce une insulte ?
Was that an insult? -
Ses blagues frisent l'insulte.
His jokes border on the insulting.
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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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