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