Is « bleu » masculine or feminine?
« bleu » is masculine. You say le bleu.
Article forms
| With the definite article | le bleu |
| With the indefinite article | un bleu |
| With the partitive article | du bleu |
Plural
The plural is bleus (les bleus). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
bleu ends in
-eu. Nouns ending in
-eu are usually masculine,
so bleu follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
In a sentence
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J'aime le bleu.
I like blue. -
Allez les Bleus !
Go, Bleus! -
Tu es encore un bleu.
You're still green.
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 « bleu » masculine or feminine?
« bleu » is masculine. You say le bleu.
Is it « la bleu » or « le bleu »?
It is « le bleu ». « la bleu » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.