Is « moteur » masculine or feminine?
« moteur » is masculine. You say le moteur.
Article forms
| With the definite article | le moteur |
| With the indefinite article | un moteur |
| With the partitive article | du moteur |
Plural
The plural is moteurs (les moteurs). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
moteur ends in
-teur. Nouns ending in
-teur are usually masculine,
so moteur follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
In a sentence
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Le moteur tourne.
The motor is running. -
Arrête le moteur.
Stop the engine. -
Le moteur ronfle.
The engine is purring.
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 « moteur » masculine or feminine?
« moteur » is masculine. You say le moteur.
Is it « la moteur » or « le moteur »?
It is « le moteur ». « la moteur » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.