château

Is château masculine or feminine?

lechâteau
/lə ʃato/masculinecastle

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

  • Je suis à présent dans un vieux château.

    I am now in an old castle.

  • La maison d'un Anglais est son château.

    An Englishman's home is his castle.

  • Il y a un château dans ma ville.

    There is a castle in my town.

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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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