Is « bijou » masculine or feminine?
« bijou » is masculine. You say le bijou.
Article forms
| With the definite article | le bijou |
| With the indefinite article | un bijou |
| With the partitive article | du bijou |
Plural
The plural is bijoux (les bijoux). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
bijou ends in
-ou. Nouns ending in
-ou are usually masculine,
so bijou 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 « bijou » masculine or feminine?
« bijou » is masculine. You say le bijou.
Is it « la bijou » or « le bijou »?
It is « le bijou ». « la bijou » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.