Is « feu » masculine or feminine?

« feu » is masculine. You say le feu.

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.

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.


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