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