Is « ville » masculine or feminine?
« ville » is feminine. You say la ville.
In English, « ville » means city, town.
Article forms
| With the definite article | la ville |
| With the indefinite article | une ville |
| With the partitive article | de la ville |
Plural
The plural is villes (les villes). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
ville ends in
-ille. Nouns ending in
-ille are usually feminine,
so ville follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
In a sentence
-
La ville dormait.
The town slept. -
J'aime les villes.
I like cities. -
Quitte la ville !
Leave town.
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 « ville » masculine or feminine?
« ville » is feminine. You say la ville.
Is it « le ville » or « la ville »?
It is « la ville ». « le ville » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.