Is « tambour » masculine or feminine?
« tambour » is masculine. You say le tambour.
Article forms
| With the definite article | le tambour |
| With the indefinite article | un tambour |
| With the partitive article | du tambour |
Plural
The plural is tambours (les tambours). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
In a sentence
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J'entends le tambour.
I hear the drum. -
Ce tambour produit un son très étrange.
That drum has a very strange sound. -
Le tambour est le seigneur de la musique.
The drum is the lord of music.
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Common questions
Is « tambour » masculine or feminine?
« tambour » is masculine. You say le tambour.
Is it « la tambour » or « le tambour »?
It is « le tambour ». « la tambour » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.