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[grave coral]

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[devout chasm]

the correct way to write these words are « __l'__étudiant/__l'__étudiante » and « __l'__élève »

« l'étudiant » is masculine, while « l'étudiant__e__ » is feminine

on the other hand, « l'élève » can be either masculine or feminine depending on context

[neon bough]

Thanks for pointing them out. I appreciate it. 👋

What about their differences though? 🧐

[eternal scroll]

One describes a male university student (étudiant), the other a female university student (étudiante)

basically, « étudiant.e » for uni, « élève » for high school and down

[neon bough]

@eternal scroll Thanks so much for the response. 👋

Got it!

[half dove]

i'd say "étudiant(e)" is specific to university
in any other context, let's say I'm a 50yo guy taking karate lessons, I'll be called "élève"

[neon bough]

This confused me a little TBH. Wouldn't you call "l'étudiant/l'étudiante" for college (university) students, and below "l'élève"? 🧐 Merci .

[eternal scroll]

« élève » is the default translation for ‘student’ with « étudiant.e » being limited to university students. I thought you were asking in a formal education setting and didn’t mention that it applied to classes in general.

[neon bough]

Thanks once again for clarifying, Bertie. Helped me a lot! 👋

[half dove]

yes too