savoir

Is savoir masculine or feminine?

lesavoir
/lə savwaʁ/masculineknowledge

The rule behind it

Nouns ending in -oir are masculine.
The suffix often names a tool, place, or instrument.
100% of -oir nouns are masculine

In context

  • Keeton voulait savoir si c'est la vérité.

    Keeton wanted to know if this is true.

  • Il semble ne rien savoir de ce problème.

    He seems to know nothing about the matter.

  • Je te ferai savoir quand ce sera décidé.

    I'll let you know when it has been decided.

À toi de jouer

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