Is « cravate » masculine or feminine?
« cravate » is feminine. You say la cravate.
Article forms
| With the definite article | la cravate |
| With the indefinite article | une cravate |
| With the partitive article | de la cravate |
Plural
The plural is cravates (les cravates). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
In a sentence
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Faut-il une cravate ?
Do you need a tie? -
J'ai mis une cravate.
I put on a tie. -
Je portais une cravate.
I was wearing a tie.
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Common questions
Is « cravate » masculine or feminine?
« cravate » is feminine. You say la cravate.
Is it « le cravate » or « la cravate »?
It is « la cravate ». « le cravate » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.