Is « tapette » masculine or feminine?
« tapette » is feminine. You say la tapette.
Article forms
| With the definite article | la tapette |
| With the indefinite article | une tapette |
| With the partitive article | de la tapette |
Plural
The plural is tapettes (les tapettes). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
tapette ends in
-ette. Nouns ending in
-ette are usually feminine,
so tapette follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
In a sentence
-
C'est une tapette.
He's a fag. -
Il a été vaincu par la tapette à mouches.
He was defeated by the fly swatter.
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 « tapette » masculine or feminine?
« tapette » is feminine. You say la tapette.
Is it « le tapette » or « la tapette »?
It is « la tapette ». « le tapette » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.