Is « neveu » masculine or feminine?

« neveu » is masculine. You say le neveu.

Article forms

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

Plural

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

Why the gender

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

« neveu » is masculine. You say le neveu.

Is it « la neveu » or « le neveu »?

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


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