Is « piano » masculine or feminine?
« piano » is masculine. You say le piano.
Article forms
| With the definite article | le piano |
| With the indefinite article | un piano |
| With the partitive article | du piano |
Plural
The plural is pianos (les pianos). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
piano ends in
-o. Nouns ending in
-o are usually masculine,
so piano follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
In a sentence
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Je joue du piano.
I play piano. -
Nancy a un piano.
Nancy has a piano. -
Le piano est cher.
The piano is expensive.
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 « piano » masculine or feminine?
« piano » is masculine. You say le piano.
Is it « la piano » or « le piano »?
It is « le piano ». « la piano » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.