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