Is « cheveu » masculine or feminine?
« cheveu » is masculine. You say le cheveu.
In English, « cheveu » means hair (a single strand; plural for hair in general).
Article forms
| With the definite article | le cheveu |
| With the indefinite article | un cheveu |
| With the partitive article | du cheveu |
Plural
The plural is cheveux (les cheveux). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
cheveu ends in
-eu. Nouns ending in
-eu are usually masculine,
so cheveu follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
In a sentence
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Il a les cheveux blonds.
He has blond hair. -
Il a les cheveux frisés.
He has curly hair. -
Il a les cheveux gras.
He has greasy hair.
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 « cheveu » masculine or feminine?
« cheveu » is masculine. You say le cheveu.
Is it « la cheveu » or « le cheveu »?
It is « le cheveu ». « la cheveu » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.