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