Is « patient » masculine or feminine?
« patient » is masculine. You say le patient.
In English, « patient » means patient.
Article forms
| With the definite article | le patient |
| With the indefinite article | un patient |
| With the partitive article | du patient |
Plural
The plural is patients (les patients). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
In a sentence
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Le patient délire.
The patient is delirious. -
Je suis un patient.
I'm a patient. -
Elle a aidé un patient.
She helped a patient.
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Common questions
Is « patient » masculine or feminine?
« patient » is masculine. You say le patient.
Is it « la patient » or « le patient »?
It is « le patient ». « la patient » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.