Is « mai » masculine or feminine?
« mai » is masculine. You say le mai.
Article forms
| With the definite article | le mai |
| With the indefinite article | un mai |
| With the partitive article | du mai |
Plural
The plural is mais (les mais). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
In a sentence
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Fais-le mais maintenant !
Do it right now! -
Il sera là, mais pas elle.
He'll be there, but she won't. -
Qui veut du maïs soufflé?
Who wants popcorn?
Example sentences from Tatoeba, used under CC BY 2.0 FR. Each links to its source sentence.
Common questions
Is « mai » masculine or feminine?
« mai » is masculine. You say le mai.
Is it « la mai » or « le mai »?
It is « le mai ». « la mai » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.