Is « grenade » masculine or feminine?

« grenade » is feminine. You say la grenade.

Article forms

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

Plural

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

Why the gender

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

« grenade » is feminine. You say la grenade.

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

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


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