Is « bataille » masculine or feminine?
« bataille » is feminine. You say la bataille.
Article forms
| With the definite article | la bataille |
| With the indefinite article | une bataille |
| With the partitive article | de la bataille |
Plural
The plural is batailles (les batailles). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
bataille ends in
-aille. Nouns ending in
-aille are usually feminine,
so bataille follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
Related words
Other common nouns that end the same way:
Common questions
Is « bataille » masculine or feminine?
« bataille » is feminine. You say la bataille.
Is it « le bataille » or « la bataille »?
It is « la bataille ». « le bataille » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.