commissariat

Is commissariat masculine or feminine?

lecommissariat
/lə komisaʁja/masculinecommissionership

The rule behind it

Nouns ending in -at are masculine.
The suffix often marks a status or condition.
100% of -at nouns are masculine

In context

  • Comment puis-je me rendre au commissariat de police ?

    How can I get to the police station?

  • Je cherche le commissariat de police. Pouvez-vous m'aider ?

    I'm looking for the police station. Can you help me?

  • Les policiers jouaient aux échecs au commissariat.

    The police officers were playing chess at the police station.

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