Is « médium » masculine or feminine?
« médium » works as both masculine and feminine. You will see un médium and une médium, with the article carrying the meaning or agreeing with the person described.
Article forms
| With the definite article | le médium / la médium |
| With the indefinite article | un médium / une médium |
| With the partitive article | du médium / de la médium |
Plural
The plural is médiums (les médiums). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
In a sentence
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Tom et Marie sont des médiums.
Tom and Marie are psychics. -
Sami est un médium. Il peut communiquer avec les morts.
Sami is a medium. He can communicate with the dead.
Example sentences from Tatoeba, used under CC BY 2.0 FR. Each links to its source sentence.
Common questions
Is « médium » masculine or feminine?
« médium » works as both. You will see un médium and une médium, with the article carrying the meaning or agreeing with the person being described.
Is it « un médium » or « une médium »?
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.