Is « deuil » masculine or feminine?
« deuil » is masculine. You say le deuil.
Article forms
| With the definite article | le deuil |
| With the indefinite article | un deuil |
| With the partitive article | du deuil |
Plural
The plural is deuils (les deuils). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
deuil ends in
-euil. Nouns ending in
-euil are usually masculine,
so deuil follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
In a sentence
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Son deuil était trop profond pour les larmes.
Her grief was too acute for tears. -
J'ai été très attristé par l'annonce de votre deuil.
I was very saddened by the news of your bereavement. -
Avez-vous vécu un deuil majeur au cours des six derniers mois ?
Within the last six months, have you experienced a significant loss?
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 « deuil » masculine or feminine?
« deuil » is masculine. You say le deuil.
Is it « la deuil » or « le deuil »?
It is « le deuil ». « la deuil » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.