French · word
Cat in French
le chat
The French for cat is le chat, a masculine noun. The plural is les chats. The feminine is chatte.
le chat
noun
cat (the animal)
Examples · 2
- Le chat monte sur le toit pour regarder les oiseaux.The cat climbs onto the roof to watch the birds.
- Des chats dorment sur les voitures du quartier.Cats are sleeping on the cars in the neighborhood.
Singular · plural
| singular | plural |
|---|---|
| le chat | les chats |
The forms
- singular
- le chat
- plural
- les chats
- feminine
- chatte
- gender
- masculine
In real sentences
Greyed letters are written and not pronounced. A tie marks a liaison, with the sound you hear under it. A label under a verb names its tense.
cat (the animal)
- Le chat monte sur le toit pour regarder les oiseaux.The cat climbs onto the roof to watch the birds.
- Des chats dorment sur les voitures du quartier.Cats are sleeping on the cars in the neighborhood.
- Un petit chat noir joue avec une balle.A little black cat is playing with a ball.
Questions people ask
- How do you say cat in French?
- Le chat. It means cat (the animal).
- Is chat masculine or feminine?
- Masculine: le chat.
- What is the plural of chat?
- Les chats.
- What is the feminine of chat?
- Chatte.
- How do you use chat in a sentence?
- Le chat monte sur le toit pour regarder les oiseaux. (The cat climbs onto the roof to watch the birds.)
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