Is « zoo » masculine or feminine?
« zoo » is masculine. You say le zoo.
Article forms
| With the definite article | le zoo |
| With the indefinite article | un zoo |
| With the partitive article | du zoo |
Plural
The plural is zoos (les zoos). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
zoo ends in
-o. Nouns ending in
-o are usually masculine,
so zoo follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
In a sentence
-
Le garçon est au zoo.
The boy is at the zoo. -
Y a-t-il un zoo à Boston ?
Is there a zoo in Boston? -
Je travaille dans un zoo.
I work at a zoo.
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 « zoo » masculine or feminine?
« zoo » is masculine. You say le zoo.
Is it « la zoo » or « le zoo »?
It is « le zoo ». « la zoo » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.