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.
In a sentence
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Le policier a continué à faire ses patrouilles.
The policeman continued doing his rounds. -
Dix policiers ont été affectés à la patrouille de cette zone.
Ten policemen were assigned to patrol that area.
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 « 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.