Is « bactérie » masculine or feminine?
« bactérie » is feminine. You say la bactérie.
Article forms
| With the definite article | la bactérie |
| With the indefinite article | une bactérie |
| With the partitive article | de la bactérie |
Plural
The plural is bactéries (les bactéries). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
bactérie ends in
-ie. Nouns ending in
-ie are usually feminine,
so bactérie 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 « bactérie » masculine or feminine?
« bactérie » is feminine. You say la bactérie.
Is it « le bactérie » or « la bactérie »?
It is « la bactérie ». « le bactérie » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.