Is « filet » masculine or feminine?
« filet » is masculine. You say le filet.
Article forms
| With the definite article | le filet |
| With the indefinite article | un filet |
| With the partitive article | du filet |
Plural
The plural is filets (les filets). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
In a sentence
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Il répara le filet.
He fixed the net. -
Le filet est énorme.
The net is huge. -
Le filet s'est déchiré.
The net tore.
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Common questions
Is « filet » masculine or feminine?
« filet » is masculine. You say le filet.
Is it « la filet » or « le filet »?
It is « le filet ». « la filet » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.