Is « niveau » masculine or feminine?
« niveau » is masculine. You say le niveau.
In English, « niveau » means level.
Article forms
| With the definite article | le niveau |
| With the indefinite article | un niveau |
| With the partitive article | du niveau |
Plural
The plural is niveaux (les niveaux). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
niveau ends in
-eau. Nouns ending in
-eau are usually masculine,
so niveau follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
In a sentence
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Veuillez baisser le niveau.
Please turn down the volume. -
Le niveau de la mer monte.
The sea level is rising. -
Le niveau des mers monte.
Sea levels are rising.
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 « niveau » masculine or feminine?
« niveau » is masculine. You say le niveau.
Is it « la niveau » or « le niveau »?
It is « le niveau ». « la niveau » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.