Is « feu » masculine or feminine?
« feu » is masculine. You say le feu.
In English, « feu » means fire; traffic light.
Article forms
| With the definite article | le feu |
| With the indefinite article | un feu |
| With the partitive article | du feu |
Plural
The plural is feux (les feux). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
feu ends in
-eu. Nouns ending in
-eu are usually masculine,
so feu follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
In a sentence
-
Cessez le feu !
Hold fire. -
Le feu s'étend.
The fire is spreading. -
Éteins le feu !
Put out the fire.
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 « feu » masculine or feminine?
« feu » is masculine. You say le feu.
Is it « la feu » or « le feu »?
It is « le feu ». « la feu » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.