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.
In a sentence
-
Le taureau meugle.
The bull is mooing. -
C'est un taureau.
It's a bull. -
J'attrape le taureau par les cornes.
I'm grabbing the bull by the horns.
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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.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.