Is « métal » masculine or feminine?
« métal » is masculine. You say le métal.
Article forms
| With the definite article | le métal |
| With the indefinite article | un métal |
| With the partitive article | du métal |
Plural
The plural is métaux (les métaux). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
métal ends in
-al. Nouns ending in
-al are usually masculine,
so métal 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 « métal » masculine or feminine?
« métal » is masculine. You say le métal.
Is it « la métal » or « le métal »?
It is « le métal ». « la métal » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.