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.


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