Is « bureau » masculine or feminine?
« bureau » is masculine. You say le bureau.
In English, « bureau » means desk; office.
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.
In a sentence
-
C'est un bureau.
This is a desk. -
Il voit le bureau.
He sees the office. -
Verrouille le bureau.
Lock the office.
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 « 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.