Is « zone » masculine or feminine?
« zone » is feminine. You say la zone.
Article forms
| With the definite article | la zone |
| With the indefinite article | une zone |
| With the partitive article | de la zone |
Plural
The plural is zones (les zones). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
In a sentence
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C'est une zone non-fumeur.
This is a no smoking zone. -
Je vis dans une zone rurale.
I live in a rural area. -
La police a prospecté la zone.
The police canvassed the area.
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Common questions
Is « zone » masculine or feminine?
« zone » is feminine. You say la zone.
Is it « le zone » or « la zone »?
It is « la zone ». « le zone » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.