beau

Is beau masculine or feminine?

lebeau
/lə bo/masculineboyfriend

The feminine form is belle

The rule behind it

Nouns ending in -eau are usually masculine.
93.1% of -eau nouns are masculine
Exceptions

These end in -eau too, but they are feminine.

l'eaulapeau

In context

  • Combien de temps va durer ce beau temps ?

    How long will this nice weather last?

  • Les sœurs sont toutes les deux très belles.

    Both sisters are very beautiful.

  • Il est jeune et, qui plus est, beau.

    He is young and, what is more, handsome.

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le ou latablele ou lavoiturele ou lachocolatle ou laeaule ou lafromagele ou lafleurle ou lalivrele ou lajardin
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