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.
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.