Is « boulette » masculine or feminine?
« boulette » is feminine. You say la boulette.
Article forms
| With the definite article | la boulette |
| With the indefinite article | une boulette |
| With the partitive article | de la boulette |
Plural
The plural is boulettes (les boulettes). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
boulette ends in
-ette. Nouns ending in
-ette are usually feminine,
so boulette follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
Related words
Other common nouns that end the same way:
Common questions
Is « boulette » masculine or feminine?
« boulette » is feminine. You say la boulette.
Is it « le boulette » or « la boulette »?
It is « la boulette ». « le boulette » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.