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.
In a sentence
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Ils restent sur le carreau.
They're falling through the cracks. -
La pluie bat contre le carreau.
The rain beats against the window pane. -
Tu risques de rester sur le carreau.
You're in danger of falling by the wayside.
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 « 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.