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