Is « portefeuille » masculine or feminine?
« portefeuille » is masculine. You say le portefeuille.
Article forms
| With the definite article | le portefeuille |
| With the indefinite article | un portefeuille |
| With the partitive article | du portefeuille |
Plural
The plural is portefeuilles (les portefeuilles). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
portefeuille ends in
-ille. Nouns ending in
-ille are usually feminine,
so portefeuille is one of the exceptions: it is
masculine.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
Related words
Other common nouns that end the same way:
Common questions
Is « portefeuille » masculine or feminine?
« portefeuille » is masculine. You say le portefeuille.
Is it « la portefeuille » or « le portefeuille »?
It is « le portefeuille ». « la portefeuille » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.