tout

Is tout masculine or feminine?

letout
/lə tu/masculinewhole

The rule behind it

Nouns ending in -ou, -out, or -oux are usually masculine.
The whole family: -ou, -out, -oux. All masculine.
91.5% of -ou / -out / -oux nouns are masculine

In context

  • Ça me prendrait l'éternité pour tout expliquer.

    It would take forever for me to explain everything.

  • On ne peut pas tout attendre des écoles.

    One can't expect everything from schools.

  • Ce n'est pas tout à fait exact.

    It isn't totally exact.

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