Is « clinique » masculine or feminine?
« clinique » is feminine. You say la clinique.
Article forms
| With the definite article | la clinique |
| With the indefinite article | une clinique |
| With the partitive article | de la clinique |
Plural
The plural is cliniques (les cliniques). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
In a sentence
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Je suis le directeur de cette clinique.
I'm the director of this clinic. -
Hier, j'ai amené mon chat à la clinique vétérinaire.
I took my cat to the veterinary hospital yesterday. -
Sa clinique a perdu de nombreux patients depuis le scandale.
His clinic has lost many patients since the scandal.
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Common questions
Is « clinique » masculine or feminine?
« clinique » is feminine. You say la clinique.
Is it « le clinique » or « la clinique »?
It is « la clinique ». « le clinique » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.