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.
In a sentence
-
Je l'ai forcé à porter la mallette.
I forced him to carry the suitcase. -
Tom a laissé sa mallette dans le métro.
Tom left his briefcase on the subway. -
L'agent de sécurité m'a fait ouvrir ma mallette.
The security guard made me open my briefcase.
Example sentences from Tatoeba, used under CC BY 2.0 FR. Each links to its source sentence.
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.