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.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.