Is « jeu » masculine or feminine?
« jeu » is masculine. You say le jeu.
In English, « jeu » means game; play; set of things.
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.
In a sentence
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J'adore les jeux.
I love games. -
Tom aime les jeux.
Tom likes games. -
Tom a aimé le jeu.
Tom liked the game.
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 « 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.