Is « couloir » masculine or feminine?
« couloir » is masculine. You say le couloir.
Article forms
| With the definite article | le couloir |
| With the indefinite article | un couloir |
| With the partitive article | du couloir |
Plural
The plural is couloirs (les couloirs). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
couloir ends in
-oir. Nouns ending in
-oir are usually masculine,
so couloir follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
In a sentence
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Dégagez le couloir !
Clear the corridor! -
J'ai vu Tom dans le couloir.
I saw Tom in the hallway. -
Le sol du couloir est carrelé.
The corridor floor is tiled.
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 « couloir » masculine or feminine?
« couloir » is masculine. You say le couloir.
Is it « la couloir » or « le couloir »?
It is « le couloir ». « la couloir » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.