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