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.
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.