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