Is « brigade » masculine or feminine?
« brigade » is feminine. You say la brigade.
Article forms
| With the definite article | la brigade |
| With the indefinite article | une brigade |
| With the partitive article | de la brigade |
Plural
The plural is brigades (les brigades). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
brigade ends in
-ade. Nouns ending in
-ade are usually feminine,
so brigade 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 « brigade » masculine or feminine?
« brigade » is feminine. You say la brigade.
Is it « le brigade » or « la brigade »?
It is « la brigade ». « le brigade » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.