Is « moto » masculine or feminine?

« moto » is feminine. You say la moto.

Article forms

With the definite article la moto
With the indefinite article une moto
With the partitive article de la moto

Plural

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

Why the gender

moto ends in -o. Nouns ending in -o are usually masculine, so moto is one of the exceptions: it is feminine. The full rules by ending cover every common suffix.

Related words

Other common nouns that end the same way:

Common questions

Is « moto » masculine or feminine?

« moto » is feminine. You say la moto.

Is it « le moto » or « la moto »?

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


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