Is « voyou » masculine or feminine?
« voyou » is masculine. You say le voyou.
Article forms
| With the definite article | le voyou |
| With the indefinite article | un voyou |
| With the partitive article | du voyou |
Plural
The plural is voyous (les voyous). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
voyou ends in
-ou. Nouns ending in
-ou are usually masculine,
so voyou follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
In a sentence
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Je n'aime pas les voyous.
I don't like bad boys. -
Je sais que Tom est un voyou.
I know Tom is a thug. -
Il a donné un coup de poing au voyou.
He threw a punch at the thug.
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Related words
Other common nouns that end the same way:
Common questions
Is « voyou » masculine or feminine?
« voyou » is masculine. You say le voyou.
Is it « la voyou » or « le voyou »?
It is « le voyou ». « la voyou » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.