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.
In a sentence
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Je recherche un assistant.
I'm looking for an assistant. -
J'ai engagé un assistant.
I hired an assistant. -
J'ai parlé à l'assistant de Tom.
I spoke with Tom's assistant.
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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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