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