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