Is « portail » masculine or feminine?
« portail » is masculine. You say le portail.
Article forms
| With the definite article | le portail |
| With the indefinite article | un portail |
| With the partitive article | du portail |
Plural
The plural is portails (les portails). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
portail ends in
-ail. Nouns ending in
-ail are usually masculine,
so portail follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
In a sentence
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Ferme le portail.
Close the gate. -
Le portail est large.
The portal is large. -
Le portail était fermé.
The gate was locked.
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 « portail » masculine or feminine?
« portail » is masculine. You say le portail.
Is it « la portail » or « le portail »?
It is « le portail ». « la portail » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.