Is « tente » masculine or feminine?
« tente » is feminine. You say la tente.
Article forms
| With the definite article | la tente |
| With the indefinite article | une tente |
| With the partitive article | de la tente |
Plural
The plural is tentes (les tentes). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
In a sentence
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Ils vivent dans des tentes.
They live in tents. -
Ziri était dans une tente.
Ziri was in a tent. -
Elle a mis le feu à une tente.
She set fire to a tent.
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Common questions
Is « tente » masculine or feminine?
« tente » is feminine. You say la tente.
Is it « le tente » or « la tente »?
It is « la tente ». « le tente » is incorrect.
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