Is « morceau » masculine or feminine?
« morceau » is masculine. You say le morceau.
Article forms
| With the definite article | le morceau |
| With the indefinite article | un morceau |
| With the partitive article | du morceau |
Plural
The plural is morceaux (les morceaux). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
morceau ends in
-eau. Nouns ending in
-eau are usually masculine,
so morceau follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
In a sentence
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Joue-nous un morceau.
Play us a tune. -
Mangeons un morceau.
Let's grab a bite. -
Tu veux un morceau ?
How about a bite?
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 « morceau » masculine or feminine?
« morceau » is masculine. You say le morceau.
Is it « la morceau » or « le morceau »?
It is « le morceau ». « la morceau » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.