Is « chou » masculine or feminine?
« chou » is masculine. You say le chou.
Article forms
| With the definite article | le chou |
| With the indefinite article | un chou |
| With the partitive article | du chou |
Plural
The plural is choux (les choux). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
chou ends in
-ou. Nouns ending in
-ou are usually masculine,
so chou follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
In a sentence
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J'adore le chou !
I love cabbage! -
J'ai posé le chou.
I put the cabbage down. -
Émincez le chou mariné.
Chop the pickled cabbage finely.
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 « chou » masculine or feminine?
« chou » is masculine. You say le chou.
Is it « la chou » or « le chou »?
It is « le chou ». « la chou » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.