Is « trou » masculine or feminine?
« trou » is masculine. You say le trou.
In English, « trou » means hole.
Article forms
| With the definite article | le trou |
| With the indefinite article | un trou |
| With the partitive article | du trou |
Plural
The plural is trous (les trous). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
trou ends in
-ou. Nouns ending in
-ou are usually masculine,
so trou follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
In a sentence
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Quel trou du cul !
What an asshole! -
Bouchons le trou.
Let's plug up the hole. -
Je creuse un trou.
I'm digging a hole.
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 « trou » masculine or feminine?
« trou » is masculine. You say le trou.
Is it « la trou » or « le trou »?
It is « le trou ». « la trou » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.