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Chatte is feminine in French. The article is la, so the full form is la chatte ("female cat").
FEMININEla chatte
female cat
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chatte
/la ʃat/
← masculine
feminine →
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How do you say chatte in French?
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/la ʃat/
How do you pronounce chatte in French?
chatte is pronounced /la ʃat/ in French.
Example sentences
La chatte dort sur le canapé.
The female cat is sleeping on the sofa.
Notre chatte a eu trois petits.
Our cat had three kittens.
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Why is it feminine?
Chatte is feminine because it is the feminine form of chat (cat), built with the standard French feminine suffix -e added to the masculine stem. Most animal nouns in French have paired masculine/feminine forms to mark the animal's sex.
What is the French word for female cat?
The French word for female cat is la chatte — feminine.
Gender across languages
| Language | Word | Article | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇪🇸 Spanish | gata | la | feminine |
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