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.
In a sentence
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Le local est vide.
The premises are empty.
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 « 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.