Is « accusé » masculine or feminine?
« accusé » is masculine. You say l'accusé.
Article forms
| With the definite article | l'accusé |
| With the indefinite article | un accusé |
| With the partitive article | de l'accusé |
Plural
The plural is accusés (les accusés). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
In a sentence
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Le doute profite à l'accusé.
When in doubt, in favour of the accused. -
L'accusé a été condamné à mort.
The accused was sentenced to death. -
L'accusé a été acquitté du crime.
The accused was absolved from the crime.
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Common questions
Is « accusé » masculine or feminine?
« accusé » is masculine. You say l'accusé.
« l'accusé » hides the gender. Is « accusé » masculine or feminine?
It is masculine. The article shortens to « l'accusé » for both genders, but you say un accusé, not une accusé, and adjectives take the masculine form.
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