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.


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