Is « photo » masculine or feminine?
« photo » is feminine. You say la photo.
In English, « photo » means photo.
Article forms
| With the definite article | la photo |
| With the indefinite article | une photo |
| With the partitive article | de la photo |
Plural
The plural is photos (les photos). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
photo ends in
-o. Nouns ending in
-o are usually masculine,
so photo is one of the exceptions: it is
feminine.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
In a sentence
-
Prenons une photo.
Let's take a picture. -
Prends une photo.
Take a picture. -
C'est une photo.
This is a photo.
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 « photo » masculine or feminine?
« photo » is feminine. You say la photo.
Is it « le photo » or « la photo »?
It is « la photo ». « le photo » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.