Is « assistant » masculine or feminine?

« assistant » is masculine. You say l'assistant.

Article forms

With the definite article l'assistant
With the indefinite article un assistant
With the partitive article de l'assistant

Plural

The plural is assistants (les assistants). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.

Common questions

Is « assistant » masculine or feminine?

« assistant » is masculine. You say l'assistant.

« l'assistant » hides the gender. Is « assistant » masculine or feminine?

It is masculine. The article shortens to « l'assistant » for both genders, but you say un assistant, not une assistant, and adjectives take the masculine form.


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