Is « gorille » masculine or feminine?
« gorille » is masculine. You say le gorille.
Article forms
| With the definite article | le gorille |
| With the indefinite article | un gorille |
| With the partitive article | du gorille |
Plural
The plural is gorilles (les gorilles). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
gorille ends in
-ille. Nouns ending in
-ille are usually feminine,
so gorille is one of the exceptions: it is
masculine.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
Related words
Other common nouns that end the same way:
Common questions
Is « gorille » masculine or feminine?
« gorille » is masculine. You say le gorille.
Is it « la gorille » or « le gorille »?
It is « le gorille ». « la gorille » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.