Is « fauteuil » masculine or feminine?
« fauteuil » is masculine. You say le fauteuil.
Article forms
| With the definite article | le fauteuil |
| With the indefinite article | un fauteuil |
| With the partitive article | du fauteuil |
Plural
The plural is fauteuils (les fauteuils). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
fauteuil ends in
-euil. Nouns ending in
-euil are usually masculine,
so fauteuil follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
In a sentence
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Réserve-moi un fauteuil.
Save me a seat. -
Veuillez prendre un fauteuil.
Please have a seat. -
J'aimerais réserver un fauteuil.
I'd like to book a seat.
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 « fauteuil » masculine or feminine?
« fauteuil » is masculine. You say le fauteuil.
Is it « la fauteuil » or « le fauteuil »?
It is « le fauteuil ». « la fauteuil » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.