Is « journal » masculine or feminine?
« journal » is masculine. You say le journal.
In English, « journal » means newspaper; diary; TV or radio news.
Article forms
| With the definite article | le journal |
| With the indefinite article | un journal |
| With the partitive article | du journal |
Plural
The plural is journaux (les journaux). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
journal ends in
-al. Nouns ending in
-al are usually masculine,
so journal follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
In a sentence
-
C'est un journal.
This is a newspaper. -
Il lit le journal.
He reads the newspaper. -
Tiens un journal !
Keep a diary.
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 « journal » masculine or feminine?
« journal » is masculine. You say le journal.
Is it « la journal » or « le journal »?
It is « le journal ». « la journal » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.