Is « bisou » masculine or feminine?
« bisou » is masculine. You say le bisou.
Article forms
| With the definite article | le bisou |
| With the indefinite article | un bisou |
| With the partitive article | du bisou |
Plural
The plural is bisous (les bisous). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
bisou ends in
-ou. Nouns ending in
-ou are usually masculine,
so bisou follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
In a sentence
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Donne-moi un bisou !
Give me a kiss. -
Tu me dois un bisou.
You owe me a kiss. -
C'était juste un bisou.
It was just a kiss.
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 « bisou » masculine or feminine?
« bisou » is masculine. You say le bisou.
Is it « la bisou » or « le bisou »?
It is « le bisou ». « la bisou » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.