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.
In a sentence
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La captivité rend les gorilles malades.
Captivity makes gorillas sick. -
À ce moment-là j'ai vraiment compris que les gorilles ont des sentiments.
At that time I really understood that gorillas have feelings. -
Les gorilles sont des animaux très intelligents qui peuvent faire des puzzles.
Gorillas are very smart animals that can do puzzles.
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 « 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.