Is « fusillade » masculine or feminine?
« fusillade » is feminine. You say la fusillade.
Article forms
| With the definite article | la fusillade |
| With the indefinite article | une fusillade |
| With the partitive article | de la fusillade |
Plural
The plural is fusillades (les fusillades). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
fusillade ends in
-ade. Nouns ending in
-ade are usually feminine,
so fusillade follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
In a sentence
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La fusillade s'est arrêtée.
The shooting has stopped. -
Nous écoutâmes la fusillade.
We listened to the shooting. -
Penses-tu que la fusillade a été accidentelle ?
Do you think the shooting was accidental?
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 « fusillade » masculine or feminine?
« fusillade » is feminine. You say la fusillade.
Is it « le fusillade » or « la fusillade »?
It is « la fusillade ». « le fusillade » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.