Is « psychopathe » masculine or feminine?
« psychopathe » works as both masculine and feminine. You will see un psychopathe and une psychopathe, with the article carrying the meaning or agreeing with the person described.
Article forms
| With the definite article | le psychopathe / la psychopathe |
| With the indefinite article | un psychopathe / une psychopathe |
| With the partitive article | du psychopathe / de la psychopathe |
Plural
The plural is psychopathes (les psychopathes). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
In a sentence
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Tom est un psychopathe.
Tom is a psycho. -
Ton ex est une psychopathe.
Your ex is a psychopath. -
Il l'a dépeint comme un psychopathe.
He portrayed him as a psychopath.
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Common questions
Is « psychopathe » masculine or feminine?
« psychopathe » works as both. You will see un psychopathe and une psychopathe, with the article carrying the meaning or agreeing with the person being described.
Is it « un psychopathe » or « une psychopathe »?
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.