Is « grenouille » masculine or feminine?
« grenouille » is feminine. You say la grenouille.
Article forms
| With the definite article | la grenouille |
| With the indefinite article | une grenouille |
| With the partitive article | de la grenouille |
Plural
The plural is grenouilles (les grenouilles). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
grenouille ends in
-ille. Nouns ending in
-ille are usually feminine,
so grenouille 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 « grenouille » masculine or feminine?
« grenouille » is feminine. You say la grenouille.
Is it « le grenouille » or « la grenouille »?
It is « la grenouille ». « le grenouille » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.