Learn French: Il est informaticien. - He is a computer scientist.

Il est informaticien.

He is a computer scientist.

Breakdown of Il est informaticien.

être

to be

l'informaticien

the computer scientist (m)

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Questions & Answers about Il est informaticien.

Why is there no article like un before informaticien?

In French, when you state someone's profession directly after il est or elle est, the profession acts like an adjective, so you drop the article. You only use un if you use the structure c'est un informaticien.

How would this sentence change if I wanted to say "He is a brilliant computer scientist"?

As soon as you modify the profession with an adjective, you must switch from il est to c'est and add the article back in. It becomes C'est un informaticien brillant (or C'est un brillant informaticien). You cannot say Il est un informaticien brillant.

Does informaticien strictly mean "computer scientist"?

It is actually a much broader term. While it translates to "computer scientist," it is the standard everyday word for almost anyone working in IT, including software developers, systems administrators, or computer engineers.

Should I make a liaison between est and informaticien?

Yes, you will almost always hear a liaison here. Because informaticien starts with a vowel, the "t" in est is pronounced to connect the two words, sounding like "il eh-t-informaticien".