Is « fouille » masculine or feminine?

« fouille » is feminine. You say la fouille.

Article forms

With the definite article la fouille
With the indefinite article une fouille
With the partitive article de la fouille

Plural

The plural is fouilles (les fouilles). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.

Why the gender

fouille ends in -ille. Nouns ending in -ille are usually feminine, so fouille 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 « fouille » masculine or feminine?

« fouille » is feminine. You say la fouille.

Is it « le fouille » or « la fouille »?

It is « la fouille ». « le fouille » is incorrect.


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