Is « poteau » masculine or feminine?
« poteau » is masculine. You say le poteau.
Article forms
| With the definite article | le poteau |
| With the indefinite article | un poteau |
| With the partitive article | du poteau |
Plural
The plural is poteaux (les poteaux). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
poteau ends in
-eau. Nouns ending in
-eau are usually masculine,
so poteau follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
In a sentence
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Je suis rentré dans un poteau.
I ran into a pole. -
Il a découvert le poteau rose.
He discovered the pink pole. -
Ils l'ont attaché à un poteau.
They bound him to a pole.
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 « poteau » masculine or feminine?
« poteau » is masculine. You say le poteau.
Is it « la poteau » or « le poteau »?
It is « le poteau ». « la poteau » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.