Is « sonnette » masculine or feminine?
« sonnette » is feminine. You say la sonnette.
Article forms
| With the definite article | la sonnette |
| With the indefinite article | une sonnette |
| With the partitive article | de la sonnette |
Plural
The plural is sonnettes (les sonnettes). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
sonnette ends in
-ette. Nouns ending in
-ette are usually feminine,
so sonnette follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
In a sentence
-
La sonnette ne fonctionne pas.
The bellows aren't working. -
Finalement, la sonnette retentit.
Finally, the bell rang. -
J'étais encore en train de manger lorsque la sonnette retentit.
I was still eating when the doorbell rang.
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 « sonnette » masculine or feminine?
« sonnette » is feminine. You say la sonnette.
Is it « le sonnette » or « la sonnette »?
It is « la sonnette ». « le sonnette » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.