Is « vaisselle » masculine or feminine?
« vaisselle » is feminine. You say la vaisselle.
Article forms
| With the definite article | la vaisselle |
| With the indefinite article | une vaisselle |
| With the partitive article | de la vaisselle |
Plural
The plural is vaisselles (les vaisselles). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
vaisselle ends in
-elle. Nouns ending in
-elle are usually feminine,
so vaisselle 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 « vaisselle » masculine or feminine?
« vaisselle » is feminine. You say la vaisselle.
Is it « le vaisselle » or « la vaisselle »?
It is « la vaisselle ». « le vaisselle » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.