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