Is « corbeau » masculine or feminine?
« corbeau » is masculine. You say le corbeau.
Article forms
| With the definite article | le corbeau |
| With the indefinite article | un corbeau |
| With the partitive article | du corbeau |
Plural
The plural is corbeaux (les corbeaux). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
corbeau ends in
-eau. Nouns ending in
-eau are usually masculine,
so corbeau follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
In a sentence
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Le corbeau croasse.
The crow caws. -
J'ai vu un corbeau.
I saw a raven. -
Le corbeau s'est envolé.
The crow flew away.
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 « corbeau » masculine or feminine?
« corbeau » is masculine. You say le corbeau.
Is it « la corbeau » or « le corbeau »?
It is « le corbeau ». « la corbeau » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.