Is « cachette » masculine or feminine?
« cachette » is feminine. You say la cachette.
Article forms
| With the definite article | la cachette |
| With the indefinite article | une cachette |
| With the partitive article | de la cachette |
Plural
The plural is cachettes (les cachettes). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
cachette ends in
-ette. Nouns ending in
-ette are usually feminine,
so cachette 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 « cachette » masculine or feminine?
« cachette » is feminine. You say la cachette.
Is it « le cachette » or « la cachette »?
It is « la cachette ». « le cachette » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.