Is « taille » masculine or feminine?
« taille » is feminine. You say la taille.
Article forms
| With the definite article | la taille |
| With the indefinite article | une taille |
| With the partitive article | de la taille |
Plural
The plural is tailles (les tailles). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
taille ends in
-aille. Nouns ending in
-aille are usually feminine,
so taille follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
In a sentence
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La taille compte.
Size does matter. -
Tu as changé la taille ?
You changed the size? -
C'est la taille idéale.
It's the perfect size.
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 « taille » masculine or feminine?
« taille » is feminine. You say la taille.
Is it « le taille » or « la taille »?
It is « la taille ». « le taille » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.