Is « chimie » masculine or feminine?

« chimie » is feminine. You say la chimie.

Article forms

With the definite article la chimie
With the indefinite article une chimie
With the partitive article de la chimie

Plural

The plural is chimies (les chimies). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.

Why the gender

chimie ends in -ie. Nouns ending in -ie are usually feminine, so chimie 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 « chimie » masculine or feminine?

« chimie » is feminine. You say la chimie.

Is it « le chimie » or « la chimie »?

It is « la chimie ». « le chimie » is incorrect.


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