Is « total » masculine or feminine?

« total » is masculine. You say le total.

Article forms

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

Plural

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

Why the gender

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

« total » is masculine. You say le total.

Is it « la total » or « le total »?

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


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