Is « central » masculine or feminine?

« central » is masculine. You say le central.

Article forms

With the definite article le central
With the indefinite article un central
With the partitive article du central

Plural

The plural is centraux (les centraux). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.

Why the gender

central ends in -al. Nouns ending in -al are usually masculine, so central 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 « central » masculine or feminine?

« central » is masculine. You say le central.

Is it « la central » or « le central »?

It is « le central ». « la central » is incorrect.


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