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