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