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.
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.