Is « signal » masculine or feminine?

« signal » is masculine. You say le signal.

Article forms

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

Plural

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

Why the gender

signal ends in -al. Nouns ending in -al are usually masculine, so signal 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 « signal » masculine or feminine?

« signal » is masculine. You say le signal.

Is it « la signal » or « le signal »?

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


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