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