Is « rival » masculine or feminine?
« rival » is masculine. You say le rival.
Article forms
| With the definite article | le rival |
| With the indefinite article | un rival |
| With the partitive article | du rival |
Plural
The plural is rivaux (les rivaux). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
rival ends in
-al. Nouns ending in
-al are usually masculine,
so rival follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
In a sentence
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Il a facilement réglé le sort de son rival.
He easily licked his opponent. -
Après six jeux, Sampras prit l'avantage sur son rival.
After six games, Sampras had the edge on his opponent. -
Nous avons perdu contre notre rival dans la concurrence des prix.
We lost against our rival on price.
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 « rival » masculine or feminine?
« rival » is masculine. You say le rival.
Is it « la rival » or « le rival »?
It is « le rival ». « la rival » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.