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.
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.