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.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.