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