Is « psy » masculine or feminine?
« psy » works as both masculine and feminine. You will see un psy and une psy, with the article carrying the meaning or agreeing with the person described.
Article forms
| With the definite article | le psy / la psy |
| With the indefinite article | un psy / une psy |
| With the partitive article | du psy / de la psy |
Plural
The plural is psys (les psys). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
In a sentence
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As-tu vu un psy ?
Have you been seeing a shrink? -
Tu as besoin de voir un psy.
You need to see a shrink.
Example sentences from Tatoeba, used under CC BY 2.0 FR. Each links to its source sentence.
Common questions
Is « psy » masculine or feminine?
« psy » works as both. You will see un psy and une psy, with the article carrying the meaning or agreeing with the person being described.
Is it « un psy » or « une psy »?
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.