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.


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