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.
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.