Is « tribunal » masculine or feminine?

« tribunal » is masculine. You say le tribunal.

Article forms

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

Plural

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

Why the gender

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

« tribunal » is masculine. You say le tribunal.

Is it « la tribunal » or « le tribunal »?

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


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