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.
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.