vaisselle

Is vaisselle masculine or feminine?

lavaisselle
/la vɛsɛl/femininedishes

The rule behind it

Nouns ending in -elle are usually feminine.
The suffix often forms a diminutive feminine.
95.1% of -elle nouns are feminine
Exceptions

These end in -elle too, but they are masculine.

levioloncellelelave-vaissellelezelle

In context

  • Elle fit la vaisselle de son plein gré.

    She did the dishes of her own accord.

  • Je l'ai aidée à faire la vaisselle.

    I helped her wash dishes.

  • Elle fit la vaisselle de sa propre initiative.

    She did the dishes of her own accord.

À toi de jouer

Un autre mot ?

POPULAR
le ou latablele ou lavoiturele ou lachocolatle ou laeaule ou lafromagele ou lafleurle ou lalivrele ou lajardin
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