Is « crevette » masculine or feminine?
« crevette » is feminine. You say la crevette.
Article forms
| With the definite article | la crevette |
| With the indefinite article | une crevette |
| With the partitive article | de la crevette |
Plural
The plural is crevettes (les crevettes). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
crevette ends in
-ette. Nouns ending in
-ette are usually feminine,
so crevette follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
In a sentence
-
Ziri déteste les crevettes.
Ziri hates shrimps. -
Mon chat adore les crevettes.
My cat loves shrimp. -
Je lui achèterai des crevettes.
I will buy him some shrimp.
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Related words
Other common nouns that end the same way:
Common questions
Is « crevette » masculine or feminine?
« crevette » is feminine. You say la crevette.
Is it « le crevette » or « la crevette »?
It is « la crevette ». « le crevette » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.