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