Is « parachute » masculine or feminine?
« parachute » is masculine. You say le parachute.
Article forms
| With the definite article | le parachute |
| With the indefinite article | un parachute |
| With the partitive article | du parachute |
Plural
The plural is parachutes (les parachutes). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
In a sentence
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Après une minute de chute libre, il tira sur la sangle et le parachute se déploya.
After a minute of free fall he pulled the rip cord and out came the parachute. -
La culture, c'est comme un parachute : si tu n'en as pas, tu t'écrases.
Culture is like a parachute: if you don't have it, you crash.
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Common questions
Is « parachute » masculine or feminine?
« parachute » is masculine. You say le parachute.
Is it « la parachute » or « le parachute »?
It is « le parachute ». « la parachute » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.