Is « sonde » masculine or feminine?
« sonde » is feminine. You say la sonde.
Article forms
| With the definite article | la sonde |
| With the indefinite article | une sonde |
| With the partitive article | de la sonde |
Plural
The plural is sondes (les sondes). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
In a sentence
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La sonde spatiale a atteint Mars.
The space probe has reached Mars. -
La sonde lambda déconne de nouveau.
The lambda sensor is on the fritz again. -
Des sondes spatiales se sont posées sur Mars.
Space probes have landed on Mars.
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Common questions
Is « sonde » masculine or feminine?
« sonde » is feminine. You say la sonde.
Is it « le sonde » or « la sonde »?
It is « la sonde ». « le sonde » is incorrect.
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