Is « taureau » masculine or feminine?

« taureau » is masculine. You say le taureau.

Article forms

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

Plural

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

Why the gender

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

« taureau » is masculine. You say le taureau.

Is it « la taureau » or « le taureau »?

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


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