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.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.