Is « inverse » masculine or feminine?

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

Article forms

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

Plural

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

Common questions

Is « inverse » masculine or feminine?

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

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

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


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