Is « dodo » masculine or feminine?
« dodo » is masculine. You say le dodo.
Article forms
| With the definite article | le dodo |
| With the indefinite article | un dodo |
| With the partitive article | du dodo |
Plural
The plural is dodos (les dodos). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
dodo ends in
-o. Nouns ending in
-o are usually masculine,
so dodo follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
In a sentence
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Le dodo est une espèce disparue.
The dodo is an extinct animal. -
Le dodo est une espèce déjà éteinte.
The dodo is an already extinct species. -
Si on n'y prête pas attention, le tigre va bientôt suivre le même chemin que le dodo.
If we're not careful, the tiger will soon go the way of the dodo.
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 « dodo » masculine or feminine?
« dodo » is masculine. You say le dodo.
Is it « la dodo » or « le dodo »?
It is « le dodo ». « la dodo » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.