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.


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