Is « rideau » masculine or feminine?
« rideau » is masculine. You say le rideau.
Article forms
| With the definite article | le rideau |
| With the indefinite article | un rideau |
| With the partitive article | du rideau |
Plural
The plural is rideaux (les rideaux). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
rideau ends in
-eau. Nouns ending in
-eau are usually masculine,
so rideau follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
In a sentence
-
Le rideau se leva.
The curtain rose. -
Le rideau prit feu.
The curtain caught fire. -
Elle leva le rideau.
She drew up the curtain.
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 « rideau » masculine or feminine?
« rideau » is masculine. You say le rideau.
Is it « la rideau » or « le rideau »?
It is « le rideau ». « la rideau » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.