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