Is « complice » masculine or feminine?
« complice » works as both masculine and feminine. You will see un complice and une complice, with the article carrying the meaning or agreeing with the person described.
Article forms
| With the definite article | le complice / la complice |
| With the indefinite article | un complice / une complice |
| With the partitive article | du complice / de la complice |
Plural
The plural is complices (les complices). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
In a sentence
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La nuit est ma complice.
The night is my accomplice. -
Avais-tu un complice ?
Did you have an accomplice? -
Le criminel avait un complice.
The criminal had an accomplice.
Example sentences from Tatoeba, used under CC BY 2.0 FR. Each links to its source sentence.
Common questions
Is « complice » masculine or feminine?
« complice » works as both. You will see un complice and une complice, with the article carrying the meaning or agreeing with the person being described.
Is it « un complice » or « une complice »?
Both are correct. Use the masculine or the feminine depending on the sense or the person.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.