Is « épée » masculine or feminine?
« épée » is feminine. You say l'épée.
Article forms
| With the definite article | l'épée |
| With the indefinite article | une épée |
| With the partitive article | de l'épée |
Plural
The plural is épées (les épées). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
épée ends in
-ée. Nouns ending in
-ée are usually feminine,
so épée follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
Related words
Other common nouns that end the same way:
Common questions
Is « épée » masculine or feminine?
« épée » is feminine. You say l'épée.
« l'épée » hides the gender. Is « épée » masculine or feminine?
It is feminine. The article shortens to « l'épée » for both genders, but you say une épée, not un épée, and adjectives take the feminine form.
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