Is « savoir » masculine or feminine?
« savoir » is masculine. You say le savoir.
Article forms
| With the definite article | le savoir |
| With the indefinite article | un savoir |
| With the partitive article | du savoir |
Plural
The plural is savoirs (les savoirs). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
savoir ends in
-oir. Nouns ending in
-oir are usually masculine,
so savoir 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 « savoir » masculine or feminine?
« savoir » is masculine. You say le savoir.
Is it « la savoir » or « le savoir »?
It is « le savoir ». « la savoir » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.