Is « voeu » masculine or feminine?
« voeu » is masculine. You say le voeu.
Article forms
| With the definite article | le voeu |
| With the indefinite article | un voeu |
| With the partitive article | du voeu |
Plural
The plural is voeux (les voeux). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
voeu ends in
-eu. Nouns ending in
-eu are usually masculine,
so voeu follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
In a sentence
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C'est un vœu pieux.
That's wishful thinking. -
Ferme les yeux et fais un vœu.
Close your eyes and make a wish. -
Fais un vœu et souffle les bougies.
Make a wish and blow out the candles.
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 « voeu » masculine or feminine?
« voeu » is masculine. You say le voeu.
Is it « la voeu » or « le voeu »?
It is « le voeu ». « la voeu » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.