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