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