cadeau

Is cadeau masculine or feminine?

lecadeau
/lə kado/masculinegift

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

  • Sally lui a offert un cadeau de Noël.

    Sally gave him a Christmas present.

  • N'as-tu reçu aucun cadeau de tes parents ?

    Didn't your parents give you anything?

  • Cette poupée est un cadeau de ma tante.

    This doll is a gift from my aunt.

À toi de jouer

Un autre mot ?

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