Is « final » masculine or feminine?

« final » is masculine. You say le final.

Article forms

With the definite article le final
With the indefinite article un final
With the partitive article du final

Plural

The plural is finaux (les finaux). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.

Why the gender

final ends in -al. Nouns ending in -al are usually masculine, so final 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 « final » masculine or feminine?

« final » is masculine. You say le final.

Is it « la final » or « le final »?

It is « le final ». « la final » is incorrect.


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