Is « ficelle » masculine or feminine?
« ficelle » is feminine. You say la ficelle.
Article forms
| With the definite article | la ficelle |
| With the indefinite article | une ficelle |
| With the partitive article | de la ficelle |
Plural
The plural is ficelles (les ficelles). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
ficelle ends in
-elle. Nouns ending in
-elle are usually feminine,
so ficelle follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
In a sentence
-
Je connais les ficelles.
I know the ropes. -
Il m'a appris les ficelles.
He showed me the ropes. -
Je sais qui tire les ficelles.
I know who's pulling the strings.
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 « ficelle » masculine or feminine?
« ficelle » is feminine. You say la ficelle.
Is it « le ficelle » or « la ficelle »?
It is « la ficelle ». « le ficelle » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.