Is « terminal » masculine or feminine?
« terminal » is masculine. You say le terminal.
Article forms
| With the definite article | le terminal |
| With the indefinite article | un terminal |
| With the partitive article | du terminal |
Plural
The plural is terminaux (les terminaux). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
terminal ends in
-al. Nouns ending in
-al are usually masculine,
so terminal follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
In a sentence
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Où est le terminal sud ?
Where is the south terminal? -
Ici, ce n’est pas une boulangerie, c’est ce qu’on appelle un terminal de cuisson.
This place isn't a bakery, it's what we call a baking terminal. -
Tom baisait Mary tout en traduisant cette phrase sur son terminal Android.
Tom was fucking Mary while translating this sentence on his Android device.
Example sentences from Tatoeba, used under CC BY 2.0 FR. Each links to its source sentence.
Related words
Other common nouns that end the same way:
Common questions
Is « terminal » masculine or feminine?
« terminal » is masculine. You say le terminal.
Is it « la terminal » or « le terminal »?
It is « le terminal ». « la terminal » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.