Is « veuf » masculine or feminine?

« veuf » is masculine. You say le veuf.

Article forms

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

Plural

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

In a sentence

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Common questions

Is « veuf » masculine or feminine?

« veuf » is masculine. You say le veuf.

Is it « la veuf » or « le veuf »?

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


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