Nouns ending in -al, -el, -il, -ol, or -eul are usually masculine.
The whole family: -al, -el, -il, -ol, -eul. All masculine.
La machine à écrire est rangée au sous-sol.
The typewriter is stored in the basement.
Le cambrioleur a enfermé le couple au sous-sol.
The burglar locked the couple in the basement.
Nous avons descendu les escaliers jusqu'au sous-sol.
We went down the stairs to the basement.
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