Is « thérapeute » masculine or feminine?
« thérapeute » works as both masculine and feminine. You will see un thérapeute and une thérapeute, with the article carrying the meaning or agreeing with the person described.
Article forms
| With the definite article | le thérapeute / la thérapeute |
| With the indefinite article | un thérapeute / une thérapeute |
| With the partitive article | du thérapeute / de la thérapeute |
Plural
The plural is thérapeutes (les thérapeutes). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
In a sentence
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Je ne veux pas parler à un thérapeute.
I don't want to talk to a counselor. -
Mon thérapeute bande toujours quand il me voit.
My therapist always gets hard when he sees me.
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Common questions
Is « thérapeute » masculine or feminine?
« thérapeute » works as both. You will see un thérapeute and une thérapeute, with the article carrying the meaning or agreeing with the person being described.
Is it « un thérapeute » or « une thérapeute »?
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.