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