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.
In a sentence
-
As-tu un portefeuille ?
Do you have a purse? -
Je cherche un portefeuille.
I'm looking for a wallet. -
Le portefeuille de Tom a été volé.
Tom's wallet was stolen.
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 « 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.