Is « cadeau » masculine or feminine?
« cadeau » is masculine. You say le cadeau.
In English, « cadeau » means gift, present.
Article forms
| With the definite article | le cadeau |
| With the indefinite article | un cadeau |
| With the partitive article | du cadeau |
Plural
The plural is cadeaux (les cadeaux). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
cadeau ends in
-eau. Nouns ending in
-eau are usually masculine,
so cadeau follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
In a sentence
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Un cadeau de Noël.
A Christmas present. -
C'était un cadeau.
It was a gift. -
J'ai des cadeaux.
I have some gifts.
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 « cadeau » masculine or feminine?
« cadeau » is masculine. You say le cadeau.
Is it « la cadeau » or « le cadeau »?
It is « le cadeau ». « la cadeau » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.