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.
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.