Is « merci » masculine or feminine?

« merci » works as both masculine and feminine. You will see un merci and une merci, with the article carrying the meaning or agreeing with the person described.

Article forms

With the definite article le merci / la merci
With the indefinite article un merci / une merci
With the partitive article du merci / de la merci

Plural

The plural is mercis (les mercis). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.

Common questions

Is « merci » masculine or feminine?

« merci » works as both. You will see un merci and une merci, with the article carrying the meaning or agreeing with the person being described.

Is it « un merci » or « une merci »?

Both are correct. Use the masculine or the feminine depending on the sense or the person.


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