malade

Is malade masculine or feminine?

lamalade
/la malad/femininesick

The rule behind it

Nouns ending in -ade are usually feminine.
The suffix often marks an action, group, or product.
92.3% of -ade nouns are feminine
Exceptions

These end in -ade too, but they are masculine.

lestadelegradel'hit-paradelejade

In context

  • Cet étudiant fait parfois semblant d'être malade.

    That student sometimes affects illness.

  • J'ai entendu dire que Robert est malade.

    I hear Robert is sick.

  • Je ne savais pas qu'elle était malade.

    I didn't know that she was ill.

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Un autre mot ?

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le ou latablele ou lavoiturele ou lachocolatle ou laeaule ou lafromagele ou lafleurle ou lalivrele ou lajardin
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