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