une carte étudiant or une carte étudiante

Catherine C.B1Kwiziq community member

une carte étudiant or une carte étudiante

Carte is feminine, so why the adjective is not étudiante?

Asked 4 years ago
CécileNative French expert teacher in KwiziqCorrect answer

Hi Catherine,

The word étudiant is a noun and is used in the masculine form here for generic purposes.

une carte d'étudiant or une carte étudiant

are given as possibilities.

Catherine C. asked:

une carte étudiant or une carte étudiante

Carte is feminine, so why the adjective is not étudiante?

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