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.
In a sentence
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Il avait le moral.
He was in good spirits. -
Il garde le moral.
He's keeping his head up. -
Il a le moral très bas.
He's feeling really low.
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 « 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.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.