Is « original » masculine or feminine?
« original » is masculine. You say l'original.
Article forms
| With the definite article | l'original |
| With the indefinite article | un original |
| With the partitive article | de l'original |
Plural
The plural is originaux (les originaux). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
original ends in
-al. Nouns ending in
-al are usually masculine,
so original 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 « original » masculine or feminine?
« original » is masculine. You say l'original.
« l'original » hides the gender. Is « original » masculine or feminine?
It is masculine. The article shortens to « l'original » for both genders, but you say un original, not une original, and adjectives take the masculine form.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.