Is « panneau » masculine or feminine?
« panneau » is masculine. You say le panneau.
Article forms
| With the definite article | le panneau |
| With the indefinite article | un panneau |
| With the partitive article | du panneau |
Plural
The plural is panneaux (les panneaux). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
panneau ends in
-eau. Nouns ending in
-eau are usually masculine,
so panneau follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
In a sentence
-
Que dit le panneau ?
What does the sign say? -
Dieu envoya un panneau.
God sent a sign. -
Je n'ai pas vu le panneau.
I didn't see the sign.
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 « panneau » masculine or feminine?
« panneau » is masculine. You say le panneau.
Is it « la panneau » or « le panneau »?
It is « le panneau ». « la panneau » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.