Is « kilo » masculine or feminine?
« kilo » is masculine. You say le kilo.
Article forms
| With the definite article | le kilo |
| With the indefinite article | un kilo |
| With the partitive article | du kilo |
Plural
The plural is kilos (les kilos). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
kilo ends in
-o. Nouns ending in
-o are usually masculine,
so kilo follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
In a sentence
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Le livre pèse un kilo.
The book weighs one kilo. -
Donnez-moi un kilo de pêches.
Give me one kilogram of peaches. -
Combien coûte le kilo d'ananas ?
How much is the kilo of pineapple?
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 « kilo » masculine or feminine?
« kilo » is masculine. You say le kilo.
Is it « la kilo » or « le kilo »?
It is « le kilo ». « la kilo » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.