cheval

Is cheval masculine or feminine?

lecheval
/lə ʃəval/masculinehorse

The rule behind it

Nouns ending in -al, -el, -il, -ol, or -eul are usually masculine.
The whole family: -al, -el, -il, -ol, -eul. All masculine.
96.5% of -al / -el / -il / -ol / -eul nouns are masculine
Exceptions

These end in -al / -el / -il / -ol / -eul too, but they are feminine.

lajavel

In context

  • J'ai vu un cheval tirant une carriole.

    I saw a horse pulling a cart.

  • À Hokkaido, ils font des chevaux de paille.

    In Hokkaido, they make horses of straw.

  • Il a échangé sa vache contre deux chevaux.

    He exchanged his cow for two horses.

À toi de jouer

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