Is « verrou » masculine or feminine?
« verrou » is masculine. You say le verrou.
Article forms
| With the definite article | le verrou |
| With the indefinite article | un verrou |
| With the partitive article | du verrou |
Plural
The plural is verrous (les verrous). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
verrou ends in
-ou. Nouns ending in
-ou are usually masculine,
so verrou follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
In a sentence
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Elle resserra les verrous.
She tightened the bolts. -
Tom essaye de casser le verrou.
Tom is trying to break the lock. -
Tu dois changer le verrou de la porte.
You have to change the lock on the door.
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 « verrou » masculine or feminine?
« verrou » is masculine. You say le verrou.
Is it « la verrou » or « le verrou »?
It is « le verrou ». « la verrou » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.