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