Is « promenade » masculine or feminine?
« promenade » is feminine. You say la promenade.
Article forms
| With the definite article | la promenade |
| With the indefinite article | une promenade |
| With the partitive article | de la promenade |
Plural
The plural is promenades (les promenades). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
promenade ends in
-ade. Nouns ending in
-ade are usually feminine,
so promenade follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
In a sentence
-
J'ai fait une promenade.
I took a walk. -
Il fait une promenade.
He is taking a walk. -
Ils font une promenade.
They are taking a walk.
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 « promenade » masculine or feminine?
« promenade » is feminine. You say la promenade.
Is it « le promenade » or « la promenade »?
It is « la promenade ». « le promenade » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.