Is « flic » masculine or feminine?
« flic » works as both masculine and feminine. You will see un flic and une flic, with the article carrying the meaning or agreeing with the person described.
In English, « flic » means cop (informal).
Article forms
| With the definite article | le flic / la flic |
| With the indefinite article | un flic / une flic |
| With the partitive article | du flic / de la flic |
Plural
The plural is flics (les flics). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
In a sentence
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C'est des flics ?
Are they cops? -
Ce sont des flics.
They're cops. -
Un flic a été tué.
A cop was killed.
Example sentences from Tatoeba, used under CC BY 2.0 FR. Each links to its source sentence.
Common questions
Is « flic » masculine or feminine?
« flic » works as both. You will see un flic and une flic, with the article carrying the meaning or agreeing with the person being described.
Is it « un flic » or « une flic »?
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.