Is « complexe » masculine or feminine?
« complexe » is masculine. You say le complexe.
Article forms
| With the definite article | le complexe |
| With the indefinite article | un complexe |
| With the partitive article | du complexe |
Plural
The plural is complexes (les complexes). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
In a sentence
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Il a un complexe d'infériorité.
He has an inferiority complex. -
Il a un complexe de supériorité.
He has a superiority complex. -
Ton excellent travail me donne des complexes.
Your excellent work puts me to shame.
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Common questions
Is « complexe » masculine or feminine?
« complexe » is masculine. You say le complexe.
Is it « la complexe » or « le complexe »?
It is « le complexe ». « la complexe » is incorrect.
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