fusil

Is fusil masculine or feminine?

lefusil
/lə fyzi/masculinerifle

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

  • Le soldat dirigea son fusil vers l'homme.

    The soldier aimed his gun at the man.

  • Il a ramené le vieux fusil du placard.

    He got the old rifle from the closet.

  • Je ne savais pas comment utiliser un fusil.

    I didn't know how to use a gun.

À toi de jouer

Un autre mot ?

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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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