Is « do » masculine or feminine?

« do » is masculine. You say le do.

Article forms

With the definite article le do
With the indefinite article un do
With the partitive article du do

Plural

The plural is dos (les dos). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.

Why the gender

do ends in -o. Nouns ending in -o are usually masculine, so do 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 « do » masculine or feminine?

« do » is masculine. You say le do.

Is it « la do » or « le do »?

It is « le do ». « la do » is incorrect.


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