Is « limonade » masculine or feminine?
« limonade » is feminine. You say la limonade.
Article forms
| With the definite article | la limonade |
| With the indefinite article | une limonade |
| With the partitive article | de la limonade |
Plural
The plural is limonades (les limonades). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
limonade ends in
-ade. Nouns ending in
-ade are usually feminine,
so limonade follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
In a sentence
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La limonade est froide.
The lemonade is cold. -
Tom a bu de la limonade.
Tom drank lemonade. -
Marie boit une limonade.
Mary drinks lemonade.
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 « limonade » masculine or feminine?
« limonade » is feminine. You say la limonade.
Is it « le limonade » or « la limonade »?
It is « la limonade ». « le limonade » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.