Is « moral » masculine or feminine?

« moral » is masculine. You say le moral.

Article forms

With the definite article le moral
With the indefinite article un moral
With the partitive article du moral

Plural

The plural is moraux (les moraux). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.

Why the gender

moral ends in -al. Nouns ending in -al are usually masculine, so moral 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 « moral » masculine or feminine?

« moral » is masculine. You say le moral.

Is it « la moral » or « le moral »?

It is « le moral ». « la moral » is incorrect.


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