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