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.
In a sentence
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Je suivis la recette.
I followed the recipe. -
La recette est facile.
The recipe is easy. -
Je t'enverrai la recette.
I'll send you the recipe.
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 « 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.