Is « vedette » masculine or feminine?
« vedette » is feminine. You say la vedette.
Article forms
| With the definite article | la vedette |
| With the indefinite article | une vedette |
| With the partitive article | de la vedette |
Plural
The plural is vedettes (les vedettes). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
vedette ends in
-ette. Nouns ending in
-ette are usually feminine,
so vedette follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
In a sentence
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C'est une vedette.
She's a superstar. -
Marie est une vedette.
Mary is a star performer. -
Tom a volé la vedette.
Tom stole the show.
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 « vedette » masculine or feminine?
« vedette » is feminine. You say la vedette.
Is it « le vedette » or « la vedette »?
It is « la vedette ». « le vedette » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.