Is « jeu » masculine or feminine?
« jeu » is masculine. You say le jeu.
Article forms
| With the definite article | le jeu |
| With the indefinite article | un jeu |
| With the partitive article | du jeu |
Plural
The plural is jeux (les jeux). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
jeu ends in
-eu. Nouns ending in
-eu are usually masculine,
so jeu 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 « jeu » masculine or feminine?
« jeu » is masculine. You say le jeu.
Is it « la jeu » or « le jeu »?
It is « le jeu ». « la jeu » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.