Is « resto » masculine or feminine?

« resto » is masculine. You say le resto.

Article forms

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

Plural

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

Why the gender

resto ends in -o. Nouns ending in -o are usually masculine, so resto follows the pattern. The full rules by ending cover every common suffix.

Related words

Other common nouns that end the same way:

Common questions

Is « resto » masculine or feminine?

« resto » is masculine. You say le resto.

Is it « la resto » or « le resto »?

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


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