Is « économie » masculine or feminine?
« économie » is feminine. You say l'économie.
Article forms
| With the definite article | l'économie |
| With the indefinite article | une économie |
| With the partitive article | de l'économie |
Plural
The plural is économies (les économies). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
économie ends in
-ie. Nouns ending in
-ie are usually feminine,
so économie follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
In a sentence
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L'économie va bien.
The economy is good. -
Mon fils étudie l'économie.
My son is studying economics. -
Un yen fort secoue l'économie.
A strong yen is shaking the economy.
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Related words
Other common nouns that end the same way:
Common questions
Is « économie » masculine or feminine?
« économie » is feminine. You say l'économie.
« l'économie » hides the gender. Is « économie » masculine or feminine?
It is feminine. The article shortens to « l'économie » for both genders, but you say une économie, not un économie, and adjectives take the feminine form.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.