Is « drapeau » masculine or feminine?
« drapeau » is masculine. You say le drapeau.
Article forms
| With the definite article | le drapeau |
| With the indefinite article | un drapeau |
| With the partitive article | du drapeau |
Plural
The plural is drapeaux (les drapeaux). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
drapeau ends in
-eau. Nouns ending in
-eau are usually masculine,
so drapeau follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
In a sentence
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Il a un drapeau.
He has a flag. -
Le drapeau est hissé.
The flag is up. -
Le drapeau est bleu.
The flag is blue.
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 « drapeau » masculine or feminine?
« drapeau » is masculine. You say le drapeau.
Is it « la drapeau » or « le drapeau »?
It is « le drapeau ». « la drapeau » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.