Is « fédéral » masculine or feminine?
« fédéral » is masculine. You say le fédéral.
Article forms
| With the definite article | le fédéral |
| With the indefinite article | un fédéral |
| With the partitive article | du fédéral |
Plural
The plural is fédéraux (les fédéraux). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
fédéral ends in
-al. Nouns ending in
-al are usually masculine,
so fédéral 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 « fédéral » masculine or feminine?
« fédéral » is masculine. You say le fédéral.
Is it « la fédéral » or « le fédéral »?
It is « le fédéral ». « la fédéral » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.