Is « légiste » masculine or feminine?

« légiste » works as both masculine and feminine. You will see un légiste and une légiste, with the article carrying the meaning or agreeing with the person described.

Article forms

With the definite article le légiste / la légiste
With the indefinite article un légiste / une légiste
With the partitive article du légiste / de la légiste

Plural

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

Common questions

Is « légiste » masculine or feminine?

« légiste » works as both. You will see un légiste and une légiste, with the article carrying the meaning or agreeing with the person being described.

Is it « un légiste » or « une légiste »?

Both are correct. Use the masculine or the feminine depending on the sense or the person.


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