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