“She is an alumni of Harvard.”
Grammar Entry 616 / 1011 60-second read
Alumni vs. Alumnus / Alumna
Latin number and gender.
The comparisoni
“She is an alumna of Harvard.”
The ruleii
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Singular ALUMNUS (m) / ALUMNA (f). Plural ALUMNI (m/mixed) / ALUMNAE (f).
One male grad = ALUMNUS. One female grad = ALUMNA. Many males or mixed = ALUMNI. All-female group = ALUMNAE.
Memory aidiii
Remember it like this
One woman = alumna.