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