Is « nouveau » masculine or feminine?
« nouveau » is masculine. You say le nouveau.
Article forms
| With the definite article | le nouveau |
| With the indefinite article | un nouveau |
| With the partitive article | du nouveau |
Plural
The plural is nouveaux (les nouveaux). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
nouveau ends in
-eau. Nouns ending in
-eau are usually masculine,
so nouveau 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 « nouveau » masculine or feminine?
« nouveau » is masculine. You say le nouveau.
Is it « la nouveau » or « le nouveau »?
It is « le nouveau ». « la nouveau » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.