Is « bal » masculine or feminine?
« bal » is masculine. You say le bal.
Article forms
| With the definite article | le bal |
| With the indefinite article | un bal |
| With the partitive article | du bal |
Plural
The plural is bals (les bals). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
bal ends in
-al. Nouns ending in
-al are usually masculine,
so bal follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
In a sentence
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Elle était la reine du bal.
She was the queen of the ball. -
Profitez de la soirée au bal.
Please enjoy yourself at the dance. -
Il l'a conviée au bal des étudiants.
He asked her to the prom.
Example sentences from Tatoeba, used under CC BY 2.0 FR. Each links to its source sentence.
Related words
Other common nouns that end the same way:
Common questions
Is « bal » masculine or feminine?
« bal » is masculine. You say le bal.
Is it « la bal » or « le bal »?
It is « le bal ». « la bal » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.