Is « jumeau » masculine or feminine?
« jumeau » is masculine. You say le jumeau.
Article forms
| With the definite article | le jumeau |
| With the indefinite article | un jumeau |
| With the partitive article | du jumeau |
Plural
The plural is jumeaux (les jumeaux). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
jumeau ends in
-eau. Nouns ending in
-eau are usually masculine,
so jumeau follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
In a sentence
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J'ai un jumeau.
I'm a twin. -
Elle eut des jumeaux.
She had twins. -
Les jumeaux aidaient.
The twins helped.
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 « jumeau » masculine or feminine?
« jumeau » is masculine. You say le jumeau.
Is it « la jumeau » or « le jumeau »?
It is « le jumeau ». « la jumeau » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.