Is « pouvoir » masculine or feminine?
« pouvoir » is masculine. You say le pouvoir.
In English, « pouvoir » means power.
Article forms
| With the definite article | le pouvoir |
| With the indefinite article | un pouvoir |
| With the partitive article | du pouvoir |
Plural
The plural is pouvoirs (les pouvoirs). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
pouvoir ends in
-oir. Nouns ending in
-oir are usually masculine,
so pouvoir follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
In a sentence
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Le pouvoir corrompt.
Power brings corruption. -
Le pouvoir au peuple.
Power to the people. -
Il a un pouvoir absolu.
He has absolute power.
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 « pouvoir » masculine or feminine?
« pouvoir » is masculine. You say le pouvoir.
Is it « la pouvoir » or « le pouvoir »?
It is « le pouvoir ». « la pouvoir » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.