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.
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.