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.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.