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.
In a sentence
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J'ai une grenouille.
I have a frog. -
Les grenouilles coassent.
Frogs croak. -
Qui embrassera la grenouille ?
Who will kiss the frog?
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 « 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.