Is « gâchette » masculine or feminine?

« gâchette » is feminine. You say la gâchette.

Article forms

With the definite article la gâchette
With the indefinite article une gâchette
With the partitive article de la gâchette

Plural

The plural is gâchettes (les gâchettes). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.

Why the gender

gâchette ends in -ette. Nouns ending in -ette are usually feminine, so gâchette 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 « gâchette » masculine or feminine?

« gâchette » is feminine. You say la gâchette.

Is it « le gâchette » or « la gâchette »?

It is « la gâchette ». « le gâchette » is incorrect.


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