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