replacement of nouns gender and numbrer issue

Kevin C.C1Kwiziq community member

replacement of nouns gender and numbrer issue

Consider "Ses plantes sont plus belles que les notres."

The "les notres" replaces the plural noun "plantes" which is feminine; so why is the " les notres masculine? What am I missing here?  Would appreciate imput. 

Best wishes

Kevin

Asked 5 years ago
Alan G.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor Correct answer

There is no difference between masculine and feminine plurals, so "les nôtres" is also the feminine.

Kevin C. asked:

replacement of nouns gender and numbrer issue

Consider "Ses plantes sont plus belles que les notres."

The "les notres" replaces the plural noun "plantes" which is feminine; so why is the " les notres masculine? What am I missing here?  Would appreciate imput. 

Best wishes

Kevin

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