Is « médicament » masculine or feminine?
« médicament » is masculine. You say le médicament.
Article forms
| With the definite article | le médicament |
| With the indefinite article | un médicament |
| With the partitive article | du médicament |
Plural
The plural is médicaments (les médicaments). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
médicament ends in
-ment. Nouns ending in
-ment are usually masculine,
so médicament follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
In a sentence
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Le médicament a agi.
The medicine has worked. -
Buvez le médicament.
Drink the medicine. -
Prends les médicaments.
Take the medicine.
Example sentences from Tatoeba, used under CC BY 2.0 FR. Each links to its source sentence.
Related words
Other common nouns that end the same way:
Common questions
Is « médicament » masculine or feminine?
« médicament » is masculine. You say le médicament.
Is it « la médicament » or « le médicament »?
It is « le médicament ». « la médicament » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.