Is « bande » masculine or feminine?
« bande » is feminine. You say la bande.
Article forms
| With the definite article | la bande |
| With the indefinite article | une bande |
| With the partitive article | de la bande |
Plural
The plural is bandes (les bandes). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
In a sentence
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Toute la bande est là.
The gang is all here. -
J'adore la bande dessinée.
I love comic books. -
C'est une bande de zinzins.
It's a group of madmen.
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Common questions
Is « bande » masculine or feminine?
« bande » is feminine. You say la bande.
Is it « le bande » or « la bande »?
It is « la bande ». « le bande » is incorrect.
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