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.
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.