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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?

This question relates to:French writing exercise "To buy a train ticket"

Freeform Writing Exercise A1

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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.

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une carte étudiant or une carte étudiante

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

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