Is « cheville » masculine or feminine?
« cheville » is feminine. You say la cheville.
Article forms
| With the definite article | la cheville |
| With the indefinite article | une cheville |
| With the partitive article | de la cheville |
Plural
The plural is chevilles (les chevilles). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
cheville ends in
-ille. Nouns ending in
-ille are usually feminine,
so cheville follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
In a sentence
-
Il s'est foulé la cheville.
He sprained his ankle. -
Il a une cheville foulée.
He's got a sprained ankle. -
Je me suis foulé la cheville.
I twisted my ankle.
Example sentences from Tatoeba, used under CC BY 2.0 FR. Each links to its source sentence.
Related words
Other common nouns that end the same way:
Common questions
Is « cheville » masculine or feminine?
« cheville » is feminine. You say la cheville.
Is it « le cheville » or « la cheville »?
It is « la cheville ». « le cheville » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.