Is « fouet » masculine or feminine?
« fouet » is masculine. You say le fouet.
Article forms
| With the definite article | le fouet |
| With the indefinite article | un fouet |
| With the partitive article | du fouet |
Plural
The plural is fouets (les fouets). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
In a sentence
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Le fouet a laissé des marques sur mon dos.
The whip left welts on my back. -
Les fouets peuvent comporter une ou plusieurs queues.
Whips can have one or many tails. -
Les esclaves du Conseil le frappèrent avec leurs fouets en cuir d’hippopotame.
The Council slaves whipped him with their hippopotamus hide whips.
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Common questions
Is « fouet » masculine or feminine?
« fouet » is masculine. You say le fouet.
Is it « la fouet » or « le fouet »?
It is « le fouet ». « la fouet » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.