Is « famille » masculine or feminine?
« famille » is feminine. You say la famille.
In English, « famille » means family.
Article forms
| With the definite article | la famille |
| With the indefinite article | une famille |
| With the partitive article | de la famille |
Plural
The plural is familles (les familles). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
famille ends in
-ille. Nouns ending in
-ille are usually feminine,
so famille follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
In a sentence
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J'ai une famille.
I have a family. -
Tom a une famille.
Tom has a family. -
As-tu de la famille ?
Do you have family?
Example sentences from Tatoeba, used under CC BY 2.0 FR. Each links to its source sentence.
Related words
Other common nouns that end the same way:
Common questions
Is « famille » masculine or feminine?
« famille » is feminine. You say la famille.
Is it « le famille » or « la famille »?
It is « la famille ». « le famille » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.