Is « local » masculine or feminine?

« local » is masculine. You say le local.

Article forms

With the definite article le local
With the indefinite article un local
With the partitive article du local

Plural

The plural is locaux (les locaux). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.

Why the gender

local ends in -al. Nouns ending in -al are usually masculine, so local 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 « local » masculine or feminine?

« local » is masculine. You say le local.

Is it « la local » or « le local »?

It is « le local ». « la local » is incorrect.


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