Le secouriste vérifie le pouls.

The first aider checks the pulse.

Breakdown of Le secouriste vérifie le pouls.

• vérifier: to check
• le secouriste: the first aider
• le pouls: the pulse

Questions & Answers about Le secouriste vérifie le pouls.

What does secouriste mean, and is it masculine or feminine?

Secouriste means first aider, rescuer, or emergency responder, depending on context.

In Le secouriste, the article le shows that this sentence is using the masculine singular form.
If the person were female, you could say La secouriste vérifie le pouls.

The noun secouriste itself often stays the same in masculine and feminine; the article usually tells you the gender.

Why does the sentence start with Le?

Le means the for a masculine singular noun.

So:

• le secouriste = the first aider / the rescuer
• le pouls = the pulse

French usually requires an article where English sometimes does too, but French is often even more consistent about using articles.

What does vérifie mean here?