Is « antibiotique » masculine or feminine?
« antibiotique » is masculine. You say l'antibiotique.
Article forms
| With the definite article | l'antibiotique |
| With the indefinite article | un antibiotique |
| With the partitive article | de l'antibiotique |
Plural
The plural is antibiotiques (les antibiotiques). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
In a sentence
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Je prends des antibiotiques.
I'm taking antibiotics. -
Le médecin a traité le patient avec des antibiotiques.
The doctor treated the patient with antibiotics. -
C'est une inflammation. Je vais vous prescrire des antibiotiques.
It's an inflammation. I'll prescribe you antibiotics.
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Common questions
Is « antibiotique » masculine or feminine?
« antibiotique » is masculine. You say l'antibiotique.
« l'antibiotique » hides the gender. Is « antibiotique » masculine or feminine?
It is masculine. The article shortens to « l'antibiotique » for both genders, but you say un antibiotique, not une antibiotique, and adjectives take the masculine form.
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