charbon

Is charbon masculine or feminine?

lecharbon
/lə ʃaʁbɔ̃/masculinecoal

The rule behind it

Nouns ending in -on are usually masculine.
Words ending in -tion, -sion, -son, or -aison follow different rules.
91.9% of -on nouns are masculine
Exceptions

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

lafaçonlaréunionlaleçonl'opinionlarégion

In context

  • Le corbeau est aussi noir que du charbon.

    A crow is as black as coal.

  • Le corbeau est aussi noir que le charbon.

    The raven is as black as coal.

  • Le papier est blanc, le charbon est noir.

    Paper is white; carbon is black.

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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