Is « toilette » masculine or feminine?
« toilette » is feminine. You say la toilette.
Article forms
| With the definite article | la toilette |
| With the indefinite article | une toilette |
| With the partitive article | de la toilette |
Plural
The plural is toilettes (les toilettes). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
toilette ends in
-ette. Nouns ending in
-ette are usually feminine,
so toilette follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
In a sentence
-
Où sont les toilettes ?
Where's the loo? -
La toilette est bouchée.
The toilet is stopped up. -
La toilette est occupée.
The toilet is engaged.
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 « toilette » masculine or feminine?
« toilette » is feminine. You say la toilette.
Is it « le toilette » or « la toilette »?
It is « la toilette ». « le toilette » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.