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.
In a sentence
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Tom a une épée.
Tom's got a sword. -
Je veux une épée !
I want a sword! -
Donne-moi l'épée.
Give me the sword.
Example sentences from Tatoeba, used under CC BY 2.0 FR. Each links to its source sentence.
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.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.