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.
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.