Is « travail » masculine or feminine?
« travail » is masculine. You say le travail.
In English, « travail » means work; job.
Article forms
| With the definite article | le travail |
| With the indefinite article | un travail |
| With the partitive article | du travail |
Plural
The plural is travaux (les travaux). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
travail ends in
-ail. Nouns ending in
-ail are usually masculine,
so travail follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
In a sentence
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Ma sœur a un travail.
My sister has a job. -
Et voilà le travail !
There you go! -
Veux-tu un travail ?
Do you want a job?
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 « travail » masculine or feminine?
« travail » is masculine. You say le travail.
Is it « la travail » or « le travail »?
It is « le travail ». « la travail » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.