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Cet hypocrite est un manipulateur dangereux.

Cet hypocrite est un manipulateur dangereux.
This hypocrite is a dangerous manipulator.
From Lesson 428:Emphatic independent subjunctive (que je fasse ça !)·French

Questions & Answers about Cet hypocrite est un manipulateur dangereux.

Why do we use cet instead of ce before hypocrite?
In French, hypocrite starts with a mute h (h muet), meaning it acts like a vowel. To avoid the awkward sound of ce hypocrite, which would create a vowel clash, we use cet for masculine singular words starting with a vowel sound.
Is the noun hypocrite always masculine?
No, it can be either masculine or feminine. It is an epicene word, meaning its spelling does not change based on gender. We know it refers to a man here because it is preceded by the masculine cet. For a woman, it would be cette hypocrite.
Manipulateur translates to manipulator, but how would this sentence change if it referred to a woman?
Nouns ending in -teur usually change to -trice in the feminine form. If we were talking about a woman, the entire sentence would need to agree: Cette hypocrite est une manipulatrice dangereuse.

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