Is « tabac » masculine or feminine?
« tabac » is masculine. You say le tabac.
Article forms
| With the definite article | le tabac |
| With the indefinite article | un tabac |
| With the partitive article | du tabac |
Plural
The plural is tabacs (les tabacs). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
In a sentence
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Sami fait un tabac.
Sami is doing it big. -
Tu empestes le tabac.
You reek of cigarette smoke. -
Le tabac est arrivé.
Tobacco arrived.
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Common questions
Is « tabac » masculine or feminine?
« tabac » is masculine. You say le tabac.
Is it « la tabac » or « le tabac »?
It is « le tabac ». « la tabac » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.