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.
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.