Is « antidote » masculine or feminine?
« antidote » is masculine. You say l'antidote.
Article forms
| With the definite article | l'antidote |
| With the indefinite article | un antidote |
| With the partitive article | de l'antidote |
Plural
The plural is antidotes (les antidotes). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
In a sentence
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Il y a un antidote.
There is an antidote. -
Je dois trouver l'antidote.
I have to find the antidote. -
Je n'ai pas trouvé l'antidote.
I haven't found the antidote.
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Common questions
Is « antidote » masculine or feminine?
« antidote » is masculine. You say l'antidote.
« l'antidote » hides the gender. Is « antidote » masculine or feminine?
It is masculine. The article shortens to « l'antidote » for both genders, but you say un antidote, not une antidote, and adjectives take the masculine form.
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