Is « fou » masculine or feminine?
« fou » is masculine. You say le fou.
Article forms
| With the definite article | le fou |
| With the indefinite article | un fou |
| With the partitive article | du fou |
Plural
The plural is fous (les fous). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
fou ends in
-ou. Nouns ending in
-ou are usually masculine,
so fou follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
In a sentence
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C'est un fou de musique.
He is mad about music. -
Je m'amuse comme un fou.
I'm having the time of my life. -
Je l'aime comme un fou.
I'm crazy in love with him.
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 « fou » masculine or feminine?
« fou » is masculine. You say le fou.
Is it « la fou » or « le fou »?
It is « le fou ». « la fou » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.