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.


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