Is « duo » masculine or feminine?
« duo » is masculine. You say le duo.
Article forms
| With the definite article | le duo |
| With the indefinite article | un duo |
| With the partitive article | du duo |
Plural
The plural is duos (les duos). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
duo ends in
-o. Nouns ending in
-o are usually masculine,
so duo follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
In a sentence
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Tom a chanté un duo avec Marie.
Tom sang a duet with Mary. -
Tom et Marie sont un duo musical.
Tom and Mary are a musical duo.
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 « duo » masculine or feminine?
« duo » is masculine. You say le duo.
Is it « la duo » or « le duo »?
It is « le duo ». « la duo » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.