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