Is « épicerie » masculine or feminine?
« épicerie » is feminine. You say l'épicerie.
Article forms
| With the definite article | l'épicerie |
| With the indefinite article | une épicerie |
| With the partitive article | de l'épicerie |
Plural
The plural is épiceries (les épiceries). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
épicerie ends in
-ie. Nouns ending in
-ie are usually feminine,
so épicerie 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 « épicerie » masculine or feminine?
« épicerie » is feminine. You say l'épicerie.
« l'épicerie » hides the gender. Is « épicerie » masculine or feminine?
It is feminine. The article shortens to « l'épicerie » for both genders, but you say une épicerie, not un épicerie, and adjectives take the feminine form.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.