Is « bail » masculine or feminine?
« bail » is masculine. You say le bail.
Article forms
| With the definite article | le bail |
| With the indefinite article | un bail |
| With the partitive article | du bail |
Plural
The plural is baux (les baux). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
bail ends in
-ail. Nouns ending in
-ail are usually masculine,
so bail follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
Related words
Other common nouns that end the same way:
Common questions
Is « bail » masculine or feminine?
« bail » is masculine. You say le bail.
Is it « la bail » or « le bail »?
It is « le bail ». « la bail » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.