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