Is « restaurant » masculine or feminine?

« restaurant » is masculine. You say le restaurant.

Article forms

With the definite article le restaurant
With the indefinite article un restaurant
With the partitive article du restaurant

Plural

The plural is restaurants (les restaurants). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.

Common questions

Is « restaurant » masculine or feminine?

« restaurant » is masculine. You say le restaurant.

Is it « la restaurant » or « le restaurant »?

It is « le restaurant ». « la restaurant » is incorrect.


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