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.
In a sentence
-
Tu aimes le bowling ?
Do you like bowling? -
Allons faire du bowling.
Let's go bowling. -
On va se faire un bowling.
We're going bowling.
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 « 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.