Is « ruelle » masculine or feminine?
« ruelle » is feminine. You say la ruelle.
Article forms
| With the definite article | la ruelle |
| With the indefinite article | une ruelle |
| With the partitive article | de la ruelle |
Plural
The plural is ruelles (les ruelles). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
ruelle ends in
-elle. Nouns ending in
-elle are usually feminine,
so ruelle follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
In a sentence
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C'est la ruelle des amoureux.
This is the lover's lane. -
Ma voiture est garée dans la ruelle.
My car is parked in the alley. -
Ces garçons jouent souvent dans les ruelles.
These boys often play in the little streets.
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 « ruelle » masculine or feminine?
« ruelle » is feminine. You say la ruelle.
Is it « le ruelle » or « la ruelle »?
It is « la ruelle ». « le ruelle » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.